AC 225 - Teos, silver, staters (540-478 BCE)
From SILVER
540 BCE - 478 BCE Silver 9,296 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Griffin with open jaws and his left foreleg raised, seated to right on ground line |
| 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.: | Teos | 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. | 540 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 478 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Archaic until 480 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 11.80 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | stater
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StandardStandard.: | Aeginetic |
Image
AC 225 Teos Stater 540-478.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Balcer 19681Balcer 1968, n° 30-50 (Group 20). | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear II2Sear II, n° 3512, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n°225 | ||
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
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 | 12 | 41.38 | 12 | 15.79 | 1, 2, 4, 5, 11, 18, 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, 28 |
| 2 | 6 | 20.69 | 12 | 15.79 | 6, 7, 9, 17, 24, 29 |
| 3 | 4 | 13.79 | 12 | 15.79 | 10, 12, 16, 25 |
| 4 | 3 | 10.34 | 12 | 15.79 | 3, 8, 23 |
| 5 | 1 | 3.45 | 5 | 6.58 | 14 |
| 6 | 1 | 3.45 | 6 | 7.89 | 22 |
| 7 | 1 | 3.45 | 7 | 9.21 | 13 |
| 10 | 1 | 3.45 | 10 | 13.16 | 15 |
| Total | 29 of 29 | 100 | 76 of 76 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 29 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 12 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 76 | |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.62 | 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 | 41.38 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 39.39 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 787,800 |
| 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) | 46.89 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00010 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 84.21% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 3,858.85 |
| 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 | 9,296 kg <br /> 9,296 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 9,647.12 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Balcer, Jack M. (1968), "The early silver coinage of Teos", Revue Suisse de Numismatique 47, p. 5-50.
- ^ 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.
