S 347 - Miletus, silver, hemidrachm, 150-130 BC
From SILVER
150 BCE - 130 BCE Silver 1,614 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Apollo left or right, wearing laurel wreath. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | monogram of the city (Greek).Lion left or 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. | 150 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 130 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
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Kinns 1998, p. 175-195, pl. 38-46 (catalog p. 183-195, hemidrachma of the phase III). | ||
| 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). |
| 6 | 1 | 3.23 | 6 | 3.37 | O92 |
| 7 | 1 | 3.23 | 7 | 3.93 | O84 |
| 8 | 1 | 3.23 | 8 | 4.49 | O74 |
| 10 | 1 | 3.23 | 10 | 5.62 | O71 |
| 11 | 1 | 3.23 | 11 | 6.18 | O78 |
| 17 | 1 | 3.23 | 17 | 9.55 | O85 |
| 27 | 1 | 3.23 | 27 | 15.17 | O62 |
| 9 | 1 | 3.23 | 9 | 5.06 | O74 |
| 1 | 7 | 22.58 | 7 | 3.93 | O58, O66, O69A, O81, O83, O87, O94 |
| 2 | 3 | 9.68 | 6 | 3.37 | O59, O61, O79 |
| 3 | 3 | 9.68 | 9 | 5.06 | O60, O77, O90 |
| 4 | 4 | 12.9 | 16 | 8.99 | O57, O76, O89, O91 |
| 5 | 4 | 12.9 | 20 | 11.24 | O54, O86, O88, O93 |
| 12 | 2 | 6.45 | 24 | 13.48 | O80, O82 |
| Total | 31 of 31 | 100.03 | 177 of 178 | 99.44 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 31 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 7 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 42 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 178 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 5.74 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 4.24 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.35 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 22.58 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 33.62 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 672,400 |
| 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) | 37.54 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00026 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 96.07% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 10,588.94 |
| 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 | 1,614 kg <br /> 1,614 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 26,472.34 |
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.
