S 277 - Uncertain mint, silver, tetradrachm, 274-221 BC
From SILVER
274 - 221 Silver 0 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΝΤΙΓΟΝΟΥ (Greek). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Modern countryModern country: | 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 II Gonatas (Antigonid king, 277/6-239 BC) - pretended authority, Antigonus III Doson (Antigonid king, 229-221 BC) - supposed authority |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 274 | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 221 | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: |
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Panagopoulou 20011Panagopoulou 2001, p. 313-64 (p. 326-33). | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 29 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 127 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 453 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 15.62 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 3.57 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 4.38 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 28.57 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 571,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O) | 30.98 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00079 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 31,711.59 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ | 0 kg <br /> 0 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 79,278.96 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Panagopoulou, Katerina (2001), "The Antigonids. Patterns of a royal economy", in Z.H. Archibald et al. (éd.), Hellenistic Economies, London-New York, 2001, p. 313-64.
