RQEM ad. 1207 - Ephesus, electrum, Trite, 640-620 BC
From SILVER
640 BCE - 620 BCE Electrum 5,593 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Different types: 1) Head of boar left or right, 2) Forepart of lion left, 3) Lion lying left. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | 1 or 2 ornemented incuse square(s). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Ephesus | 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. | 640 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 620 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Archaic until 480 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Electrum http://nomisma.org/id/el | Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 4.70 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | Trite | StandardStandard.: |
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | R. Hilbert1R. Hilbert, "Bemerkungen zu frühen Elektronprägungen", Jahrbuch für Numismatik und Geldgeschichte 69/70 (2019/20), p. 1-25 (catalogue: p. 11-12, no. 2a-3a, 15a, 23a-c). | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | |||
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 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 22.22 | |
| 3 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 33.33 | |
| 4 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 44.44 | |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 9 of 9 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 7 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 9 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.25 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.29 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.75 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 50 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 5.95 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 119,000 |
| 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) | 7.2 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00008 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 77.78% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 3,025.21 |
| 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 | 5,593 kg <br /> 5,593 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 7,563.03 |
Remarks
References
- ^ R. Hilbert
