S 1616 - Ionia (uncertain mint), electrum, 1/12th staters (550-525 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 11176

550 BCE - 525 BCE Electrum 1,465 kg

Description

Obverse:	Head of bridled horse left
Reverse:	Incuse square punch

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

Physical description

Metal:

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

Median weight in grams

1.15

Denomination:

1/12th stater

Standard:

Milesian

Image

]]S1616 Ionia twelths.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. 8-10, n° 14-23
Coin series reference:

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	2	33.33	2	5	11, 15
2	1	16.67	2	5	14
3	1	16.67	3	7.5	13
16	1	16.67	16	40	10
17	1	16.67	17	42.5	12
Total	6 of 6	100.01	40 of 40	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	6	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	2
Number of reverse dies (r)	9	Number of coins (n)	40
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	6.67	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	4.44
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1.5	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	33.33 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	6.37	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	127,400
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	7.06	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00031
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	95%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	12,558.87
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	1,465 kg <br /> 1,465 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	31,397.17

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