S 1962 - Ephesus, silver, didrachms (395-385 BCE) Kinns

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 13476

395 BCE - 385 BCE Silver 1,057 kg

Description

Obverse:	Ε-Φ flanking (Greek).Xeines, magistrate. Bee with slightly curved wings seen from above
Reverse:	ΞΕΙΝΗΣ downward to right (Greek).Forepart of stag to right with head reverted, palm tree to left

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Ephesus

Ancient region:

Ionia

Modern country: Turkey

Authority:

Chronology

From

395 BCE

to

385 BCE

Period: Classical 480-323 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

7.40

Denomination:

didrachm

Standard:

Chian

Image

]]S1962 Ephesus didrachms.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.]]1Ashton - Kinns - Konuk - Meadows 2002, p. 102
Coin series reference:

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	2	40	2	16.67	2, 5
3	2	40	6	50	3, 4
4	1	20	4	33.33	1
Total	5 of 5	100	12 of 12	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	5	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	2
Number of reverse dies (r)	6	Number of coins (n)	12
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	2.4	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	2
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1.2	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	40 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	7.14	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	142,800
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	8.57	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00008
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	83.33%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	3,361.34
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	1,057 kg <br /> 1,057 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	8,403.36

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation