S 1606 - Ephesus (Phanes), electrum, 1/12 staters (625-600 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 11147

625 BCE - 600 BCE Electrum 2,055 kg

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	Forepart of a stag to right, head turned back to left
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	Abstract geometric pattern within incuse square punch

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.

625 BCE

toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

600 BCE

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Archaic until 480 BC

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

1.10

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:

1/12th stater

StandardStandard.:

Milesian

Image

S1606 Phanes 12ths.jpg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Fischer-Bossert 2020c1Fischer-Bossert 2020c, p. 448-451, n° 23-35
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Sear II2Sear II, n° 3474

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	22.22	2	2.78	19, 22
2	1	11.11	2	2.78	11
3	2	22.22	6	8.33	15, 20
4	1	11.11	4	5.56	17
14	2	22.22	28	38.89	16, 21
30	1	11.11	30	41.67	18
Total	9 of 9	99.99	72 of 72	100.01

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	9	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	2
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)		Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	72
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	8	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)		Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	22.22 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	9.34	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	186,800
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)	10.29	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00039
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	97.22%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	15,417.56
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	2,055 kg <br /> 2,055 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	38,543.9

Remarks

Obverse 11 is shared with hektai; obverse dies 15 and 16 are shared with 24th staters