Pella (Philip II), silver, hemidrachms (359-348 BCE)
From SILVER
359 BCE - 348 BCE Silver 2,173 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Youthful male head r. with band in hair. |
| Reverse: | ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ (Greek).Rider on horseback l., raising r. hand and holding palm in l. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Pella | Ancient region: | Macedon | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Macedonian kingdom, Philip II (Argead king, 359-336 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 359 BCE | to | 348 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 1.65 | Denomination: | hemidrachm
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Standard: |
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References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Le Rider 1977 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RQEMH, n° 124 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 9 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 8 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 7 | Number of coins (n) | 10 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.11 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.43 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 0.78 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 88.89 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 65.84 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,316,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 90 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00001 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 20% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 303.77 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 2,173 kg <br /> 2,173 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 759.42 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
