Perge, silver, hemidrachms (Artemis/Artemis) (230-220 BCE)
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230 BCE - 220 BCE Silver 259 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Laureate head of Artemis right, bow and quiver over shoulder |
| Reverse: | APTEMIΔOΣ to right, ΠEPΓAIAΣ to left; (Greek).Artemis standing left, holding wreath in extended right hand, scepter in left, to inner left, forepart of stag standing left, head right |
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 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 1.90 | Denomination: | hemidrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
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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.]]1Colin 1996, p. 45-47. | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear II, n° 5416 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 6 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 6 | Number of coins (n) | 27 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 4.5 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 6.81 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 136,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 7.71 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00020 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 92.59% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 7,929.52 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 259 kg <br /> 259 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 19,823.79 |
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.
