H 205 - Abydus (Philip II), gold, staters (323-319 BCE)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 4709


323 BC - 319 BC Gold 44,084 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΦΙΛΙΠΠΟΥ (Greek).Prancing biga r. driven by charioteer holding reins and kentron, below horses, control mark and in exergue
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Abydus Ancient regionAncient region.: Troas Modern countryModern country: Turkey 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: Philip II (Argead king, 359-336 BC), Philipp III Arrhidaeus (Argead king, 323-317 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 323 BC toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 319 BC 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.: Gold Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 8.55 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater Nomisma.org StandardStandard.: Attic
Image
RQEMH 205 - Abydus, gold, stater, 323-319 BC.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Thompson 19911Thompson 1991
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sear II2Sear II, n° 6661-6664, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 205



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 5 22.73 5 5.81 71, 72, 87, 88, 97
2 3 13.64 6 6.98 86, 100, 106
3 5 22.73 15 17.44 62, 73, 96, 103, 136
4 1 4.55 4 4.65 105
5 1 4.55 5 5.81 104
6 3 13.64 18 20.93 61, 75, 101
7 2 9.09 14 16.28 89, 98
8 1 4.55 8 9.3 127
11 1 4.55 11 12.79 107
Total 22 of 22 100.03 86 of 86 99.99
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 22 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  5
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 29 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 86
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 3.91 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 2.97
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 1.32 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  22.73 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  25.78 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  515,600
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 29.56 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00017
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 94.19% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  6,671.84
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  44,084 kg <br /> 44,084 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  16,679.6
Remarks

Most likely one single workstation

References

  1. ^  Thompson, Margaret (1991), Alexander's Drachm Mints. II : Lampsacus and Abydus, New York.
  2. ^  Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
  3. ^  Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.