S 433 - Ephesus, silver, drachma, 210-150 BC

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 9334

210 BCE - 150 BCE Silver 6,068 kg

Description

Obverse:	EΦ (Greek).Bee with straight wings.
Reverse:	ΔΑΝΑΟΣ (Greek).Stag standing to right before palm tree.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Ephesus

Ancient region:

Ionia

Modern country: Turkey

Authority:

Chronology

From

210 BCE

to

150 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

4.20

Denomination:

drachma

Standard:

Attic

Image

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References

Die study reference:	"[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Kinns 1999, p. 47-97, pl. 11-6.
Coin series reference:

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
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
10	2	2.86	20	3.39
9	1	1.43	9	1.53
Total	70 of 70	100.01	243 of 590	41.18

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	70	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	23
Number of reverse dies (r)	144	Number of coins (n)	590
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	8.43	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	4.1
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	2.06	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	32.86 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	72.24	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	1,444,800
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	79.42	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00041
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	96.1%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	16,334.44
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	6,068 kg <br /> 6,068 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	40,836.1

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