RQEM ad. 1204 - Ephesus, electrum, stater, 640-620 BC

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 5003

640 BCE - 620 BCE Electrum 13,564 kg

Description

Obverse:	Forepart of lion right or lion lying left.
Reverse:	3 ornemented incuse squares.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Ephesus

Ancient region:

Ionia

Modern country: Turkey

Authority:

Chronology

From

640 BCE

to

620 BCE

Period: Archaic until 480 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Electrum http://nomisma.org/id/el

Median weight in grams

14.10

Denomination:

stater

Standard:

References

Die study reference:	"[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1R. Hilbert, "Bemerkungen zu frühen Elektronprägungen", Jahrbuch für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte 69/70 (2019/20), p. 1-25 (catalogue: p. 11-12, no. 1a-b and 22a).
Coin series reference:

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	1	50	1	33.33
2	1	50	2	66.67
Total	2 of 2	100	3 of 3	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	2	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	1
Number of reverse dies (r)	3	Number of coins (n)	3
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	1.5	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1.5	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	50 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	4.81	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	96,200
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	6	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00003
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	66.67%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	1,247.4
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	13,564 kg <br /> 13,564 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	3,118.5

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