AC 222 - Phocaea, electrum, hektai (477-388 BCE)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 7742


477 BCE - 388 BCE Electrum 74,235 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Various types. Here : Head of young satyr, hair loose down neck, below the neck, seal.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Quadripartite incuse square.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Phocaea Ancient regionAncient region.: Ionia 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:
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 477 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 388 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Electrum http://nomisma.org/id/el Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 2.50 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: hekte Nomisma.org StandardStandard.:
Image
AC 222 Phokaia Hekte 477-388.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Bodenstedt 19811Bodenstedt 1981, émissions 51-96.
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sear II2Sear II, n° 4530-4533, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 222
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:



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 44 36.97 44 11.73 51a, 51b, 52b, 52c, 53a, 54a, 55a, 57a, 60a, 61b, 62b, 62c, 64a, 65a, 66b, 68a, 69a, 71a, 72a, 73b, 75a, 75b, 77a, 78b, 78c, 82e, 83a, 86a, 89a, 90b, 91b, 92c, 92d, 95a, 96b, 96b1, 96b2, 96c1, 96d, 96e, 96f, 96f1, 96h, 96k
2 26 21.85 52 13.87 51c, 52a, 53b, 62d, 66a, 66c, 73a, 74a, 76a, 77b, 79a, 82b, 82d, 84a, 85a, 87d, 90f, 90g, 91c, 91h, 91i1, 92e, 93a, 96a, 96c, 96i
3 14 11.76 42 11.2 53c, 56a, 58a, 58b, 59a, 61a, 69b, 70a, 81a, 90a, 91d, 92b, 94a, 95a1
4 11 9.24 44 11.73 58c, 62a, 67a, 80a, 90c, 91i2, 93c, 94b, 94e, 94f, 96g
5 6 5.04 30 8 87b, 87c, 91e, 92a, 93b, 94c
6 5 4.2 30 8 82c, 90e, 91a, 91f, 96l
7 3 2.52 21 5.6 63a, 91g, 94d
8 5 4.2 40 10.67 78a, 87a, 88a, 89c, 90h
9 2 1.68 18 4.8
10 2 1.68 20 5.33 89b, 94g
34 1 0.84 34 9.07 91k
Total 119 of 119 99.98 375 of 375 100
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 119 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  44
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) NC"NC" is not a number. Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 375
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 3.15 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  36.97 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  148.47 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  2,969,400
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 174.32 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00013
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 88.27% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  5,051.53
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  74,235 kg <br /> 74,235 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  12,628.81
Remarks


References

  1. ^  Bodenstedt, Friedrich (1981), Die Elektronmünzen von Phokaia und Mytilene, Tübingen.
  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 (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.