RQEM ad. 1209 - Ephesus, electrum, Hemihekte, 640-620 BC

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 5014

640 BCE - 620 BCE Electrum 1,136 kg

Description

Obverse:	Different types: 1) Head of boar left or righ t, 2) Forepart of lion left, 3) Head of lion left.
Reverse:	Ornemented incuse square.

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

1.15

Denomination:

Hemihekte

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. 7a-9a, 19b-20c and 25a-b).
Coin series reference:

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	1	25	1	7.69
2	1	25	2	15.38
5	2	50	10	76.92
Total	4 of 4	100	13 of 13	99.99

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	4	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	1
Number of reverse dies (r)	4	Number of coins (n)	13
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	3.25	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	3.25
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	25 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	4.94	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	98,800
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	5.78	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00013
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	92.31%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	5,263.16
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	1,136 kg <br /> 1,136 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	13,157.89

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