S 1757 - Amphipolis? (Antigonus Doson), silver, tetradrachms (229-220 BCE)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 12250


229 BCE - 220 BCE Silver 5,151 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Horned head of Pan to left, wearing goat's skin around his neck and with lagobolon behind, all within the center of a Macedonian shield adorned with stars and crescents
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIΓONOΥ (Greek).Athena Alkidemos striding to left, hurling thunderbolt with her upraised right hand and holding shield with her left, in field to left, Macedonian helmet with transverse crest, in field to right, TΙ
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Amphipolis Ancient regionAncient region.: Macedon Modern countryModern country: Greece AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: Antigonus III Doson (Antigonid king, 229-221 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 229 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 220 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 17.00 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm Nomisma.org StandardStandard.: Attic
Image
S1757 Doson Amphipolis tetradrachm Group IV Pan.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Panagopoulou 20201Panagopoulou 2020, p. 192-205, n° 1-62 (Period IV)
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sear II2Sear II, n° 6783-6784



Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution.  Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) % (o) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) % (n) Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
1 1 6.67 1 0.63 13
2 3 20 6 3.75 6, 7, 10
3 1 6.67 3 1.88 5
4 2 13.33 8 5 2, 3
5 1 6.67 5 3.13 15
8 2 13.33 16 10 8, 12
13 1 6.67 13 8.13 14
17 2 13.33 34 21.25 1, 9
36 1 6.67 36 22.5 4
38 1 6.67 38 23.75 11
Total 15 of 15 100.01 160 of 160 100.02
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 15 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  2
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 60 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 160
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 10.67 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 2.67
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 4 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  13.33 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  15.15 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  303,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 16.55 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00053
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 98.75% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  21,122.11
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  5,151 kg <br /> 5,151 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  52,805.28
Remarks

Most likely more than 2 workstations For the die-links, see chart p. 191

References

  1. ^  Panagopoulou, Katerina (2020), The Early Antigonids. Coinage, Money, and the Economy, New York, ANS, xlv, 390 p., 63 pl.
  2. ^  Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762