S 1650 - Amphipolis (Macedonians), silver, hemidrachms (shield/stern) (221-197 BCE)

221 BCE - 197 BCE Silver 869 kg

Obverse:	Macedonian shield ornamented with six linear crescents around the edge and a tetraskeles of crescents at the center
Reverse:	ΜΑΚΕ / ΔΟΝΩΝ (Greek).Galley stern, above, star of eight rays

Macedonia

221 BCE

197 BCE

Period: Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

Silver

2.20

hemidrachm

, tetrobol

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. 69-74
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° 1383

no distribution is available

Number of obverses ^ᵖ (o)	18	Number of singletons (o1) ^ᵖ	3
Number of reverse dies (r)	35	Number of coins (n)	96
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	5.33	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	2.74
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1.94	Percentage of singletons (o1) ^ᵖ	16.67 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ^ᵖ	19.76	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ^ᵖ	395,200
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ^ᵖ (O)	22.15	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ^ᵖ	0.00024
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ^ᵖ (o = % of O)	96.88%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ^ᵖ	9,716.6
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ^ᵖ	869 kg <br /> 869 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ^ᵖ	24,291.5

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.
^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.