Miletus, silver, hemidrachms (225-190 BCE)
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225 BCE - 190 BCE Silver 7,070 kg
Description
| Obverse: | |
| Reverse: | monogram of the city (Greek).[[Reverse description::[Δ]ΕΙΝΟΣΤΡΑΤΟΣ Lion standing left, head to right]], above, star, to left, monogram of MI, to right, monogram. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Miletus | Ancient region: | Ionia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 225 BCE | to | 190 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 2.40 | Denomination: | hemidrachm
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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° 4508, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 230 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 31 | 83.78 | 31 | 67.39 | 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 22, 24, 25, 28, 29, 34, 35, 36, 37, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65 |
| 2 | 3 | 8.11 | 6 | 13.04 | 4, 10, 16 |
| 3 | 3 | 8.11 | 9 | 19.57 | 23, 30, 31 |
| Total | 37 of 37 | 100 | 46 of 46 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 37 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 31 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 41 | Number of coins (n) | 46 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.24 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.12 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.11 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 83.78 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 147.3 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 2,946,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 189.11 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00002 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 32.61% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 624.58 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 7,070 kg <br /> 7,070 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 1,561.44 |
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.
