Miletus, silver, didrachms (294-281 BCE)
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294 BCE - 281 BCE Silver 6,872 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath. |
| Reverse: | monogram of the city (Greek).Lion standing to left, head reverted, star with eight rays above, monogram before, ZEYΞIΛEOΣ in exergue. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Miletus | Ancient region: | Ionia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 294 BCE | to | 281 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 6.50 | Denomination: | didrachm
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Standard: |
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References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Deppert-Lippitz 1984 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear II, n° 4505, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 226 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 21 | 60 | 21 | 27.27 | 3, 4, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 26, 28, 29, 30, 33, 34, 35 |
| 2 | 5 | 14.29 | 10 | 12.99 | 2, 7, 11, 21, 25 |
| 3 | 2 | 5.71 | 6 | 7.79 | 5, 14 |
| 4 | 3 | 8.57 | 12 | 15.58 | 1, 18, 27 |
| 5 | 2 | 5.71 | 10 | 12.99 | 6, 8 |
| 8 | 1 | 2.86 | 8 | 10.39 | 31 |
| 10 | 1 | 2.86 | 10 | 12.99 | 32 |
| Total | 35 of 35 | 100 | 77 of 77 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 35 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 21 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 54 | Number of coins (n) | 77 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.2 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.43 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.54 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 60 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 52.86 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,057,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 64.17 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00007 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 72.73% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,913.36 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 6,872 kg <br /> 6,872 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 7,283.39 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Deppert-Lippitz, Barbara (1984), Die Münzprägung Milets vom vierten bis ersten Jahrhundert v.Chr., Typos 5, Aarau-Francfort-Salzbourg.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
