AC 228 - Samos, silver, drachms (526-522 BCE)
From SILVER
526 BCE - 522 BCE Silver 2,990 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Forepart of winged boar left |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Lion scalp facing in dotted square within incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Samos | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Ionia (islands) | 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. | 526 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 522 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 | 3.50 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | drachma
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
AC 228 Samos Drachma 526-522.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Barron 19661Barron 1966, variétés 1-70. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear II2Sear II, n°3519-3520, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 228 | ||
| 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 | 13 | 38.24 | 13 | 12.38 | 1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 10, 14, 15, 18, 21, 23, 30, 33 |
| 2 | 7 | 20.59 | 14 | 13.33 | 3, 12, 13, 17, 26, 29, 32 |
| 3 | 3 | 8.82 | 9 | 8.57 | 8, 28, 34 |
| 4 | 2 | 5.88 | 8 | 7.62 | 5, 20 |
| 5 | 2 | 5.88 | 10 | 9.52 | 7, 31 |
| 6 | 2 | 5.88 | 12 | 11.43 | 19, 25 |
| 7 | 3 | 8.82 | 21 | 20 | 11, 16, 24 |
| 8 | 1 | 2.94 | 8 | 7.62 | 22 |
| 10 | 1 | 2.94 | 10 | 9.52 | 27 |
| Total | 34 of 34 | 99.99 | 105 of 105 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 34 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 13 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 51 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 105 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.09 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.06 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.5 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 38.24 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 42.71 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 854,200 |
| 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) | 50.28 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00012 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 87.62% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 4,916.88 |
| 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 | 2,990 kg <br /> 2,990 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 12,292.2 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Barron, John Penrose (1966), The Silver Coins of Samos, London, xii, 244 p., 32 pl.
- ^ 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.
