Pella (Antigonus gonatas), silver, tetradrachms (277-239 BCE)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 12231


272 BCE - 272 BCE Silver 347 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Herakles to right, wearing lion skin headdress
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ to right, ΑΝΤΙΓΟΝΟΥ to left (Greek).Zeus Aëtophoros seated to left, holding sceptre, monogram in inner left field
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Pella 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 II Gonatas (Antigonid king, 277/6-239 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 272 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 272 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
S1750 Antigonus Gonatas tetradrachm Alexander.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Panagopoulou 20011Panagopoulou 2001, Panagopoulou 20202Panagopoulou 2020, p. 25-26
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:



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).
10 1 100 10 100 1
Total 1 of 1 100 10 of 10 100
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 1 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. 
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 6 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 10
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 10 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 1.67
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 6 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  1.02 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  20,400
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 1.11 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00049
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) % Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  19,607.84
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  347 kg <br /> 347 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  49,019.61
Remarks

Most likely one single workstation Likely military Panagopoulou 2001: 8 coins, 1 obv.

References

  1. ^  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.
  2. ^  Panagopoulou, Katerina (2020), The Early Antigonids. Coinage, Money, and the Economy, New York, ANS, xlv, 390 p., 63 pl.