S 1608 - Ephesus (Phanes), electrum, 1/48 staters (625-600 BCE)
From SILVER
625 BCE - 620 BC Electrum 438 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of stag to right |
| Reverse: | Abstract geometric pattern within incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Ephesus | Ancient region: | Ionia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 625 BCE | to | 620 BC | Period: Archaic until 480 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Electrum http://nomisma.org/id/el | Median weight in grams | 0.28 | Denomination: | 1/48th 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 2020c, p. 454-455, n° 47-54 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 7 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 6 | Number of coins (n) | 34 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4.86 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 5.67 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 0.86 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 14.29 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 7.82 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 156,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 8.81 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00022 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 97.06% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 8,695.65 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 438 kg <br /> 438 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 21,739.13 |
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.
