Miletus, silver, drachms (353-323 BCE)
From SILVER
353 BCE - 323 BCE Silver 14,537 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | monogram of the city of Milet (Greek).Lion standing left, head right, star above, monogram to left. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Miletus | 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. | 353 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 323 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.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 3.65 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | drachma
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
AC217 Miletus drachms.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Deppert-Lippitz 19841Deppert-Lippitz 1984, n° 1-18, 94-151, 160-183 et 197-235 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear II2Sear II, n° 4502, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 217 | ||
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 | 67 | 69.79 | 67 | 42.68 | 1.1, 1.3, 1.5, 1.6, 1.8, 1.9, 1.11, 2.1, 2.2, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.8, 2.10, 2.11, 2.14, 2.15, 2.16, 2.18, 2.19, 2.20, 2.22, 2.23, 2.24, 2.25, 2.26, 2.27, 2.28, 2.29, 2.30, 2.31, 2.32, 2.33, 2.34, 2.35, 2.37, 2.38, 2.40, 2.41, 2.42, 3.2, 3.3, 3.6, 3.11, 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.6, 4.8, 4.9, 4.11, 4.12, 4.13, 4.14, 4.15, 4.18, 4.19, 4.20, 4.21, 4.23, 4.24, 4.25, 4.26, 4.28, 4.29, 4.30 |
| 2 | 14 | 14.58 | 28 | 17.83 | 1.2, 2.32, 2.9, 2.12, 2.13, 2.17, 2.21, 3.1, 3.4, 3.7, 3.10, 4.7, 4.10, 4.27 |
| 3 | 7 | 7.29 | 21 | 13.38 | 1.4, 1.7, 2.36, 2.43, 4.2, 4.17, 4.16 |
| 4 | 4 | 4.17 | 16 | 10.19 | 2.7, 2.39, 3.6, 4.22 |
| 5 | 2 | 2.08 | 10 | 6.37 | 3.8, 4.1 |
| 7 | 1 | 1.04 | 7 | 4.46 | 3.5 |
| 8 | 1 | 1.04 | 8 | 5.1 | 1.10 |
| Total | 96 of 96 | 99.99 | 157 of 157 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 96 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 67 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 115 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 157 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 1.64 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.37 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.2 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 69.79 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 199.14 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 3,982,800 |
| 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) | 247.08 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00004 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 57.32% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 1,576.78 |
| 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 | 14,537 kg <br /> 14,537 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 3,941.95 |
Remarks
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 (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
