AC 266b - Telmessus (Erbbina), silver, staters (410-390 BCE)
From SILVER
410 BCE - 390 BCE Silver 397 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Athena right, wearing helmet. Bordre of dots. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | IdFFTZA (lycian).Bearded head of Heracles right, wearing lion skin headdress, club before. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Telmessus | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Lycia | 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: | Erbbina (dynast of Telmessos area in Lycia, c. 430-410 ΒC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 410 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 390 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 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 | 8.20 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | stater
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
Ac266b Erbbina.jpeg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Mørkholm - Zahle 19761Mørkholm - Zahle 1976, p. 47-90, n° 69-75. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear II2Sear II, n° 5217, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 266b | ||
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 6 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 7 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.5 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.17 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 3 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 2.42 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 48,400 |
| 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) | 2.8 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00014 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 5,785.12 |
| 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 | 397 kg <br /> 397 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 14,462.81 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Morkholm, Otto - Jan, Zahle (1976), "The coinages of the Lycian dynasts Kheriga, Kherei and Erbbina", Acta Archaeologica 47, p. 47-90, 3 pls.
- ^ 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.
