Perge, silver, drachms (Artemis/Artemis) (230-220 BCE)
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230 BCE - 220 BCE Silver 731 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Laureate head of Artemis r., bow and quiver over her l. shoulder |
| Reverse: | ΑΡΤΕΜΙΔΟΣ – ΠΕΡΓΑΙΑΣ (Greek).Artemis standing l., bow and quiver over her r. shoulder, holding wreath and sceptre, at her feet, stag |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Perge | Ancient region: | Pamphylia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 230 BCE | to | 220 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC |
Physical description
| Metal: | Silver |
Median weight in grams | 4.10 | Denomination: | drachma |
Standard: | Attic |
Image

References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Colin 1996, p. 43-44 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear I, n° 5415 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 7 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 4 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 8 | Number of coins (n) | 21 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.63 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.14 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 57.14 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 8.91 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 178,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 10.5 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00012 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 80.95% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 4,713.8 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 731 kg <br /> 731 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 11,784.51 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation The division in two phases distant by more than 150 years is most unlikley. They have been united here.