S 685 - Emporiae, silver, drachma, 200-150 BC
From SILVER
200 BCE - 150 BCE Silver 8,547 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΕΜΠΟΡΙΤΩΝ (Greek). |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Emporiae | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Hispania Citerior | Modern countryModern country: Spain | 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. | 200 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.: |
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Villaronga 20021Villaronga 2002, n° 1-285, 333-518 et 532-568. | ||
| 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 | 24 | 25.53 | 24 | 4.4 | |
| 2 | 16 | 17.02 | 32 | 5.86 | |
| 3 | 15 | 15.96 | 45 | 8.24 | |
| 4 | 10 | 10.64 | 40 | 7.33 | |
| 5 | 5 | 5.32 | 25 | 4.58 | |
| 6 | 4 | 4.26 | 24 | 4.4 | |
| 7 | 5 | 5.32 | 35 | 6.41 | |
| 8 | 2 | 2.13 | 16 | 2.93 | |
| 9 | 2 | 2.13 | 18 | 3.3 | |
| 10 | 1 | 1.06 | 10 | 1.83 | |
| 12 | 1 | 1.06 | 12 | 2.2 | |
| 13 | 2 | 2.13 | 26 | 4.76 | |
| 14 | 1 | 1.06 | 14 | 2.56 | |
| 18 | 1 | 1.06 | 18 | 3.3 | |
| 20 | 1 | 1.06 | 20 | 3.66 | |
| 21 | 1 | 1.06 | 21 | 3.85 | |
| 29 | 1 | 1.06 | 29 | 5.31 | |
| 58 | 1 | 1.06 | 58 | 10.62 | |
| 78 | 1 | 1.06 | 78 | 14.29 | |
| Total | 94 of 94 | 99.98 | 545 of 546 | 99.83 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 94 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 24 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 129 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 546 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 5.81 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 4.23 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.37 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 25.53 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 101.75 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 2,035,000 |
| 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) | 113.55 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00027 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 95.6% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 10,732.19 |
| 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 | 8,547 kg <br /> 8,547 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 26,830.47 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Villaronga, Leandre (2002), Les dracmes emporitanes de principi del segle II aC, Barcelone, 2002, 154 p. (45 pl.)
