S 1744 - Pella (Demetrius Poliorcetes), gold, staters (294-290 BCE)
From SILVER
294 BCE - 290 BCE Gold 8,376 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Athena to right, wearing Corinthian helmet adorned with a coiled serpent |
| Reverse: | BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY (Greek).Nike standing left, holding wreath and stylis, at Nike's feet to left and right, monogram |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Pella | Ancient region: | Macedon | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC), Demetrius I Poliorcetes (Antigonid king, 294-283 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 294 BCE | to | 290 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
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Median weight in grams | 8.60 | Denomination: | stater
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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.]]1Newell 1927 | ||
| 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° 6757-6758 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 33.33 | 1 | 16.67 | O |
| 2 | 1 | 33.33 | 2 | 33.33 | P |
| 3 | 1 | 33.33 | 3 | 50 | N |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 99.99 | 6 of 6 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | Number of coins (n) | 6 | |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 4.87 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 97,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 6 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00006 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 83.33% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,464.07 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 8,376 kg <br /> 8,376 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 6,160.16 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
