S 345 - Miletus, silver, hemidrachm, 170-150 BC
From SILVER
170 BCE - 150 BCE Silver 975 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | monogram of the city (Greek).Lion right, head reverted, above, a star. In the field, name and monogram. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Miletus | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Ionia | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 170 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 150 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 2.40 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | hemidrachm
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
S_345_-_Miletus,_silver,_hemidrachm,_170-150_BC.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Kinns 19981Kinns 1998, p. 175-195, pl. 38-46 (catalog p. 183-195, hemidrachma of the phase II). | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
| 1 | 8 | 44.44 | 8 | 9.64 | O17, O19, O20, O24, O33, O37, O48, O45A |
| 2 | 2 | 11.11 | 4 | 4.82 | O21, O51 |
| 3 | 2 | 11.11 | 6 | 7.23 | O25, O36 |
| 4 | 1 | 5.56 | 4 | 4.82 | O18 |
| 7 | 1 | 5.56 | 7 | 8.43 | O16 |
| 8 | 2 | 11.11 | 16 | 19.28 | O23, O26 |
| 9 | 1 | 5.56 | 9 | 10.84 | O23, O26 |
| 29 | 1 | 5.56 | 29 | 34.94 | O22 |
| Total | 18 of 18 | 100.01 | 83 of 83 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 18 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 8 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 34 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 83 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 4.61 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.44 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.89 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 44.44 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 20.31 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 406,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O) | 22.98 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00020 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 90.36% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 8,173.31 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ | 975 kg <br /> 975 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 20,433.28 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Kinns, Philip (1998), "CH 8, 474: Milesian Silver Coinage in the Second Century BC", in Richard Ashton and Silvia Hurter (eds.), Studies in Greek Numismatics in Memory of Martin Jessop Price, London, p. 175-195, pl. 38-46.
