Sinope?, silver, sigloi (480-430 BCE)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 6427


480 BCE - 430 BCE Silver 23,351 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of sea-eagle facing left, dolphin below left.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Quadripartite incuse square with alternating quarters filled
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Sinope Ancient regionAncient region.: Paphlagonia 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. 480 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 430 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 6.00 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: sigloi StandardStandard.: persian
Image
RQMAC 209 - Sinope, silver, drachma, 480-430 BC.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Pfisterer 20001Pfisterer 2000
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sear II2Sear II, n° 3687-3689, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 209, HGC 74HGC 7, n° 384-388
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:



Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution.  Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) % (o) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) % (n) Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
1 110 67.48 110 18.52 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 24, 25, 26, 39, 43, 46, 51, 54, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 90, 91, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 122, 124, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162
2 13 7.98 26 4.38 20, 27, 28, 38, 50, 56, 111, 113, 120, 121, 123, 133, 163
3 10 6.13 30 5.05 19, 29, 37, 41, 42, 52, 55, 94, 112, 125
4 5 3.07 20 3.37 9, 23, 44, 45, 86
5 2 1.23 10 1.68 36, 40
6 1 0.61 6 1.01 95
7 4 2.45 28 4.71 22, 47, 48, 87
8 4 2.45 32 5.39 30, 35, 53, 85
10 1 0.61 10 1.68 34
11 1 0.61 11 1.85 49
12 3 1.84 36 6.06 33, 92, 93
13 1 0.61 13 2.19 89
14 1 0.61 14 2.36 32
17 2 1.23 34 5.72 88, 96
20 1 0.61 20 3.37 98
28 1 0.61 28 4.71 97
60 1 0.61 60 10.1
Total 161 of 163 98.74 488 of 594 82.15
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 163 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  110
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 168 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 594
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 3.64 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 3.54
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 1.03 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  67.48 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  194.59 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  3,891,800
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 224.65 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00015
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 81.48% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  6,105.14
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  23,351 kg <br /> 23,351 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  15,262.86
Remarks

Most likely one single workstation

References

  1. ^  Pfisterer, Matthias (2000), Ein Silberschatz vom Schwarzen Meer. Beobachtungen zum Geldumlauf im Achaimenidenreich, Studia Iranica 22, Paris, 100 p., 19 pl.
  2. ^  Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
  3. ^  Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
  4. ^  Hoover, Oliver D. (2012), Handbook of Greek Coinages. 7. Coins of northern and Central Anatolia - Pontos, Paphlagonia, Bithynia, Phrygia, Galatia, lykaonia, and Kappadokia (with Kolchis and the Kimmerian bosporos), Lancaster, lxxxii, 352 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.