AC 212 - Mytilene, electrum, hekte, 477-455 BC

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 7965

477 BCE - 455 BCE Electrum 11,655 kg

Description

Obverse:	Head of a lion with opened mouth on the right.
Reverse:	Incuser head of calf right.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Mytilene

Ancient region:

Aeolis (islands)

Modern country: Greece

Authority:

Chronology

From

477 BCE

to

455 BCE

Period: Classical 480-323 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Electrum http://nomisma.org/id/el

Median weight in grams

2.50

Denomination:

hekte

Standard:

Image

]]AC212 Mytilene.jpeg [1]

References

Die study reference:	"[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Bodenstedt 1981, émissions 23-34.
Coin series reference:	"[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HGC 6, n° 950, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 212
Coin series web reference:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/mytilene bodenstedt 1981 series 2.23 https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/mytilene bodenstedt 1981 series 2.24 https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/mytilene bodenstedt 1981 series 2.25 https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/mytilene bodenstedt 1981 series 2.26 https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/mytilene bodenstedt 1981 series 2.27 https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/mytilene bodenstedt 1981 series 2.28 https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/mytilene bodenstedt 1981 series 2.29 https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/mytilene bodenstedt 1981 series 2.30 https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/mytilene bodenstedt 1981 series 2.31 https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/mytilene bodenstedt 1981 series 2.32 https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/mytilene bodenstedt 1981 series 2.34

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
5	1	5.56	5	9.62	29a
1	5	27.78	5	9.62	24a, 26a, 31a, 32a, 34a
2	5	27.78	10	19.23	23b, 25a, 27b, 29b, 29c
3	2	11.11	6	11.54	24b, 27c
4	2	11.11	8	15.38	24c, 28a
6	3	16.67	18	34.62	23a, 27a, 30a
Total	18 of 18	100.01	52 of 52	100.01

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	18	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	5
Number of reverse dies (r)	NC"NC" is not a number.	Number of coins (n)	52
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	2.89	Coins per reverse die (n/r)
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)		Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	27.78 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	23.31	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	466,200
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	27.53	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00011
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	90.38%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	4,461.6
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	11,655 kg <br /> 11,655 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	11,154.01

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