S 1599 - Ephesus, electrum, 1/12e staters (550 BCE)
From SILVER
550 BCE - 540 BCE Electrum 237 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Bee |
| Reverse: | Incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Ephesus | Ancient region: | Ionia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 550 BCE | to | 540 BCE | Period: Archaic until 480 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Electrum http://nomisma.org/id/el | Median weight in grams | 1.15 | Denomination: | 1/12th stater | Standard: | Milesian |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Fischer-Bossert 2019, p. 163, n° 4-6 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Karwiese 1995, Serie III | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 3 | 1 | 100 | 3 | 33.33 | 3 |
| 9 | 1 | 100 | 9 | 100 | 2 |
| Total | 2 of 1 | 200 | 12 of 9 | 133.33 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 2 | Number of coins (n) | 9 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 9 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 4.5 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 1.03 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 20,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 1.13 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00044 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 17,475.73 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 237 kg <br /> 237 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 43,689.32 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Fischer-Bossert, Wolfgang (2019), "Ephesus Switching from Electrum to Silver", in M. Nollé, P. M. Rothenhöfer, G. Schmied-Kowarzik, H. Schwarz, and H. Ch. von Mosch (eds), Panegyrikoi Logoi. Festschrift für Johannes Nollé zum 65. Geburtstag, Bonn, p. 157-171.
- ^ Karwiese, Stefan (1995), Die Münzprägung von Ephesos. I, Die Anfänge : die aeltesten Prägungen und der Beginn der Münzprägung überhaupt, Vienna, 207 p., 9 pl.
