RQEM ad. 1207 - Ephesus, electrum, Trite, 640-620 BC

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 6710

640 BCE - 620 BCE Electrum 5,593 kg

Description

Obverse:	Different types: 1) Head of boar left or right, 2) Forepart of lion left, 3) Lion lying left.
Reverse:	1 or 2 ornemented incuse square(s).

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

4.70

Denomination:

Trite

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. 2a-3a, 15a, 23a-c).
Coin series reference:

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
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 obverses ᵖ (o)	4	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	2
Number of reverse dies (r)	7	Number of coins (n)	9
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	2.25	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1.29
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1.75	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	50 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	5.95	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	119,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	7.2	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00008
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	77.78%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	3,025.21
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	5,593 kg <br /> 5,593 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	7,563.03

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