S 1615 - Ionia (uncertain mint), electrum, hektai (550-525 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 11173

550 BCE - 525 BCE Electrum 2,632 kg

Description

Obverse:	Bridled head of horse left
Reverse:	Rough incuse square

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Ionia (uncertain mint)

Ancient region:

Ionia

Modern country: Turkey

Authority:

Chronology

From

550 BCE

to

525 BCE

Period:

Physical description

Metal:

Electrum http://nomisma.org/id/el

Median weight in grams

2.35

Denomination:

hekte

Standard:

Milesian

Image

]]S1615 Ionia Hektai.jpg [1]

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. 7-8, n° 5-13
Coin series reference:

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	1	20	1	4.17	9
2	1	20	2	8.33	7
5	1	20	5	20.83	8
7	1	20	7	29.17	5
9	1	20	9	37.5	6
Total	5 of 5	100	24 of 24	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)	5	Number of coins (n)	24
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	4.8	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	4.8
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	20 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	5.6	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	112,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	6.32	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00021
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	95.83%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	8,571.43
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	2,632 kg <br /> 2,632 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	21,428.57

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