Phaselis, silver, double sigloi (530-410 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 9431

530 BCE - 410 BCE Silver 7,161 kg

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	Prow of galley right, terminating in a boar's forepart, [below, small dolphin right].
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	Incuse square with irregular lines.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Phaselis

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:

Persian Empire

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.

530 BCE

toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

410 BCE

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Archaic and Classical

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:

Silver

Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams

11.90

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:

stater , double siglos

StandardStandard.:

Persian

Image

AC261 Phaselis.jpeg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Heipp-Tamer 19931Heipp-Tamer 1993, n° 3-40, p. 129-30, pl. I-III.
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Sear II2Sear II, n° 3583-3586, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 261
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/phaselis heipp-tamer 1993 2 https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/phaselis heipp-tamer 1993 3 https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/phaselis heipp-tamer 1993 4 https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/phaselis heipp-tamer 1993 5

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	9	39.13	9	13.85	4, 6, 7, 8, 10, 15, 16, 17, 24
2	2	8.7	4	6.15	14, 22
3	5	21.74	15	23.08	5, 9, 11, 18, 23
4	5	21.74	20	30.77	12, 13, 19, 20, 21
7	1	4.35	7	10.77	3
10	1	4.35	10	15.38	25
Total	23 of 23	100.01	65 of 65	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	23	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	9
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	33	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	65
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	2.83	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	1.97
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	1.43	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	39.13 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	30.09	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	601,800
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)	35.6	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00011
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	86.15%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	4,320.37
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	7,161 kg <br /> 7,161 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	10,800.93

Remarks

Likely military