S 1614 - Ionia (uncertain mint), electrum, staters (550-525 BCE)
From SILVER
550 BCE - 525 BCE Electrum 12,155 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Forepart of a bridled horse to left, rosette at the horse's breast and an uncertain floral symbol at the nape of the horse's neck, in the field to left, grape vine with clusters |
| Reverse: | Rectangular incuse flanked by two smaller incuse square, both types with irregular fillings |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Ionia (uncertain mint) | Ancient region: | Ionia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 550 BCE | to | 525 BCE | Period: Archaic until 480 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Electrum http://nomisma.org/id/el | Median weight in grams | 14.20 | Denomination: | stater
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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 2016d, p. 6-7, n° 1-4 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 8 | 1, 3 |
| 4 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 16 | 4 |
| 19 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 76 | 2 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 25 of 25 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | Number of coins (n) | 25 | |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 6.25 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 50 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 4.28 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 85,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4.76 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00029 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 92% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 11,682.24 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 12,155 kg <br /> 12,155 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 29,205.61 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Fischer-Bossert, Wolfgang (2016), "Horses with and without wings", in in Michele Asolati, Bruno Callegher and Andrea Saccocci (eds.), Suadente nummo vetere. Studi in in onore di Giovanni Gorini, Padova, p. 1-21
