AC 223 - Phocaea, electrum, hektai (387-326 BCE)
From SILVER
387 BCE - 326 BCE Electrum 29,990 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Various types. Here: Laureate female head left, hair in sakkos, below, small inverted seal right |
| 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. | 387 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 326 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC 
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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
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
AC223 Phokaia 387-326.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Bodenstedt 19811Bodenstedt 1981, n° 97-112. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear II2Sear II, n° 4530-4533, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 223 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
| 1 | 9 | 16.98 | 9 | 3.73 | 97f, 97g, 99f, 101a, 104a, 105a, 107e, 109.1d, 111g |
| 2 | 13 | 24.53 | 26 | 10.79 | 97b, 97d, 99e, 100b, 102e, 103a, 108a, 109.1b, 109.1c, 109.2a, 110a, 111e, 112a |
| 3 | 9 | 16.98 | 27 | 11.2 | 99a, 99b, 99c, 99d, 102c, 106b, 111a, 111c, 111f |
| 4 | 2 | 3.77 | 8 | 3.32 | 99g, 107d |
| 5 | 4 | 7.55 | 20 | 8.3 | 97a, 102b, 111b, 111d |
| 6 | 1 | 1.89 | 6 | 2.49 | 107b |
| 7 | 3 | 5.66 | 21 | 8.71 | 97e, 98a, 102d |
| 8 | 3 | 5.66 | 24 | 9.96 | 102a, 107f, 109.1a |
| 9 | 2 | 3.77 | 18 | 7.47 | |
| 10 | 1 | 1.89 | 10 | 4.15 | 100a |
| 11 | 3 | 5.66 | 33 | 13.69 | 102f, 106a, 111h |
| 12 | 1 | 1.89 | 12 | 4.98 | 107c |
| 13 | 1 | 1.89 | 13 | 5.39 | 97c |
| 14 | 1 | 1.89 | 14 | 5.81 | 97h |
| Total | 53 of 53 | 100.01 | 241 of 241 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 53 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 9 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | NC"NC" is not a number. | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 241 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 4.55 | 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) ᵖ | 16.98 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 59.98 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,199,600 |
| 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) | 67.94 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00020 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 96.27% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 8,036.01 |
| 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 | 29,990 kg <br /> 29,990 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 20,090.03 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Bodenstedt, Friedrich (1981), Die Elektronmünzen von Phokaia und Mytilene, Tübingen.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
