S 433 - Ephesus, silver, drachma, 210-150 BC
From SILVER
210 BCE - 150 BCE Silver 6,068 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | EΦ (Greek).Bee with straight wings. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΔΑΝΑΟΣ (Greek).Stag standing to right before palm tree. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Ephesus | 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. | 210 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 | 4.20 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | drachma
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StandardStandard.: | Attic |
Image
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References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Kinns 19991Kinns 1999, p. 47-97, pl. 11-6. | ||
| 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 | 23 | 32.86 | 23 | 3.9 | |
| 2 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 2.37 | |
| 3 | 10 | 14.29 | 30 | 5.08 | |
| 4 | 8 | 11.43 | 32 | 5.42 | |
| 5 | 7 | 10 | 35 | 5.93 | |
| 6 | 5 | 7.14 | 30 | 5.08 | |
| 7 | 6 | 8.57 | 42 | 7.12 | |
| 8 | 1 | 1.43 | 8 | 1.36 | |
| 9 | 1 | 1.43 | 9 | 1.53 | |
| 10 | 2 | 2.86 | 20 | 3.39 | |
| Total | 70 of 70 | 100.01 | 243 of 590 | 41.18 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 70 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 23 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 144 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 590 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 8.43 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 4.1 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.06 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 32.86 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 72.24 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,444,800 |
| 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) | 79.42 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00041 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 96.1% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 16,334.44 |
| 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 | 6,068 kg <br /> 6,068 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 40,836.1 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Kinns, Philip (1999) "The Attic Weight Drachms of Ephesus: A Preliminary Study in the Light of Recent Hoards", Numismatic Chronicle 159, p. 47-97, pl. 11-6.
