S 1604 - Ephesus (Phanes), electrum, tritai (625-600 BCE)
From SILVER
625 BCE - 600 BCE Electrum 5,085 kg
Description
| Obverse: | ΣOƎИAΦ (Greek).Stag standing to right, head lowered to sniff at an ornamental blossom, body covered with indentations |
| Reverse: | Two incuse squares, each with raised intersecting lines within |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Ephesus | Ancient region: | Ionia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 625 BCE | to | 600 BCE | Period: Archaic until 480 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Electrum http://nomisma.org/id/el | Median weight in grams | 4.70 | Denomination: | trite
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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 2020c, p. 445-446, n° 5-12 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear II, n° 3473 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 3.45 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 6.9 | 5 |
| 4 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 13.79 | 7 |
| 5 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 17.24 | 8 |
| 17 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 58.62 | 6 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 29 of 29 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | Number of coins (n) | 29 | |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 5.8 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 20 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 5.41 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 108,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 6.04 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00027 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 96.55% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 10,720.89 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 5,085 kg <br /> 5,085 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 26,802.22 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Fischer-Bossert, Wolfgang (2020), "Phanes: a Die Study", in P. van Alfen, U. Wartenberg, W. Fischer-Bossert, H. Gitler, K. Konuk and C. Lorber (eds), White Gold. Studies in Early Electrum Coinage, New York/Jerusalem, p. 423-476.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
