Miletus, silver, tetradrachms (350-340 BCE) Meadows
From SILVER
350 BCE - 340 BCE Silver 3,100 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath |
| Reverse: | MI (civic) monogram to left, ΔHMAINOΣ in exergue (Greek).Lion standing left, head right, star above |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Miletus | Ancient region: | Ionia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 350 BCE | to | 340 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 15.30 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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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.]]1Ashton et al. 2002, p. 206-207 | ||
| 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° 4501, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 216 | ||
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 9 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 32 | Number of coins (n) | 42 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4.67 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.31 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3.56 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 11.11 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 10.13 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 202,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 11.45 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00021 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 97.62% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 8,292.2 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 3,100 kg <br /> 3,100 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 20,730.5 |
Remarks
Most likely more than 2 workstations Die study obtained from a single hoard (Pixodarus hoard)
References
- ^ Ashton, Richard - Hardwick, Nicholas - Kinns, Philip - Konuk, Koray - Meadows, Andrew (2002), "The Pixodarus Hoard (CH 9.421)", Coin Hoards, IX, RNS Spec. Publ. 35, London, p. 159-243.
- ^ 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.
