S 1648 - Botteatai (Philip V), silver, tetrobols (185-168 BCE)
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185 BCE - 168 BCE Silver 178 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Macedonian shield, in center star with four curved rays within double linear circle |
| Reverse: | BOTTEATΩN (Greek).Stern of galley right, inscribed BOTTEATΩN, below, ΘE |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Botteatai | Ancient region: | Macedonia | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Macedonian kingdom, Perseus (Antigonid king, c. 212-166 BC), Philip V of Macedonia (238-179 BCE) |
Chronology
| From | 185 BCE | to | 168 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 2.70 | Denomination: | tetrobol
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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.]]1Kremydi 2018, p. 57-58 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HGC 3.1, n° 325 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 2 | 2 | 66.67 | 4 | 25 | 2, 3 |
| 12 | 1 | 33.33 | 12 | 75 | 1 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 100 | 16 of 16 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 8 | Number of coins (n) | 16 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 5.33 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.67 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.29 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 65,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 3.69 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00024 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 9,726.44 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 178 kg <br /> 178 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 24,316.11 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
References
- ^ Kremydi, Sophia (2018), 'Autonomous' coinages under the late Antigonids, Melethmata 79, Athens, Institute of Historical Research, 406 p., 72 pl.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2016), Handbook of coins of Macedon and its neighbors. 3. Part I: Macedon, Illyria, and Epeiros, sixth to first centuries BC, Lancaster, 437 p.
