259 BCE - 246 BCE Silver 2,671 kg
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| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath.
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| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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monogram of the city (Greek).ANΔPOTEΛ[..]. Lion standing left, head right, to left, monogram, star above.
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Miletus
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Ancient regionAncient region.:
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Ionia
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Modern countryModern country: Turkey
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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:
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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.
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259 BCE
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toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..
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246 BCE
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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.:
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Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams
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5.10
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:
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drachma
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StandardStandard.:
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| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ
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Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)
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% (o)
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Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)
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% (n)
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Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
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| 1
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8
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53.33
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8
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28.57
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1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 15
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| 2
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3
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20
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6
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21.43
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7, 11, 14
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| 3
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3
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20
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9
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32.14
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8, 12, 13
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| 5
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1
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6.67
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5
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17.86
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9
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| Total
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15 of 15
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100
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28 of 28
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100
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no distribution is available
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| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)
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15
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Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ
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8
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| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)
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23
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Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)
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28
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| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)
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1.87
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Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)
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1.22
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| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)
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1.53
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Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ
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53.33 %
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| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ
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26.19
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Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ
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523,800
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| 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)
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32.31
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Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ
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0.00005
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| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)
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71.43%
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Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ
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2,138.22
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| 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
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2,671 kg <br /> 2,671 kg
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Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ
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5,345.55
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Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Deppert-Lippitz, Barbara (1984), Die Münzprägung Milets vom vierten bis ersten Jahrhundert v.Chr., Typos 5, Aarau-Francfort-Salzbourg.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
Miletus, silver, drachms (259-246 BCE)
