S 1746 - Pella (Demetrius Poliorcetes), gold, staters (290-289 BCE)
From SILVER
290 BCE - 289 BCE Gold 4,138 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed and horned head right |
| Reverse: | BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΔHMHTPIOY (Greek).Warrior, wearing mantle, kausia, and anaxyrides, and holding a long couched spear with his right hand, on horse rearing right, monogram below horse's forelegs |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Pella | Ancient region: | Macedon | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Demetrius I Poliorcetes (Antigonid king, 294-283 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 290 BCE | to | 289 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
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Median weight in grams | 8.55 | 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° 6760, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 127 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 2 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 28.57 | R |
| 5 | 1 | 50 | 5 | 71.43 | Q |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 7 of 7 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | Number of coins (n) | 7 | |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 2.42 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 48,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 2.8 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00014 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 5,785.12 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 4,138 kg <br /> 4,138 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 14,462.81 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Newell, Eward T. (1927), The Coinages of Demetrius Poliorcetes, London, ix, 174 p., 18 pl.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
