Simena, silver, staters (two dolphins/tetraskeles in incuse square) (500-400 BCE)
From SILVER
500 BCE - 400 BCE Silver 3,598 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Two dolphins jumping over each other, eye in the lower field. |
| Reverse: | Tetrascele inside a quadrangular grenetis, all in a incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Simena | Ancient region: | Lycia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 500 BCE | to | 400 BCE | Period: Archaic until 480 BC  , Classical 480-323 BC
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 9.60 | Denomination: | stater
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Standard: |
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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.]]1Vismara 1996 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear II, n° 5190, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 263 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 11 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 4 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | NC"NC" is not a number. | Number of coins (n) | 21 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.91 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 36.36 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 18.74 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 374,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 23.1 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00006 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 80.95% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,241.2 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 3,598 kg <br /> 3,598 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 5,602.99 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Vismara, Novella (1996), Monetazione arcaica della Lycia. III. Le prime emissioni del Wedri. Le serie de Qa, della città di Qibanuwa (Simena), di Zagaba (Lagbe), di Zemuri (Limyra) e di Prl (Aperlai) e le emissioni federali di Ite e di Te, Collana di studi e ricerche di numismatica 6, Milan, Ennerre, XXIV-256 p.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
