S 1758 - Ionia (various mints) ("Ionian Revolt"), electrum, staters (500-480 BCE)
From SILVER
500 BCE - 480 BCE Electrum 168,467 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Sphinx seated r., wearing round earring and stephane, raising l. foreleg. A spiral tendril extends from head |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Quadripartite incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Ionia (various mints) | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Ionia | 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. | 500 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 480 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Archaic until 480 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Electrum http://nomisma.org/id/el | Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 14.10 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | stater ![]() |
StandardStandard.: |
Image

S1758 Ionian revolt staters electrum.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Wartenberg 20201Wartenberg 2020 | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: |
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 | 17 | 36.96 | 17 | 12.88 | 4, 6, 10, 16, 23, 25, 27, 31, 35, 36, 38, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45 |
2 | 11 | 23.91 | 22 | 16.67 | 3, 8, 9, 13, 17, 21, 28, 29, 30, 34, 46 |
3 | 5 | 10.87 | 15 | 11.36 | 1, 2, 12, 14, 20 |
4 | 4 | 8.7 | 16 | 12.12 | 5, 15, 24, 26 |
5 | 3 | 6.52 | 15 | 11.36 | 7, 19, 22 |
6 | 2 | 4.35 | 12 | 9.09 | 18, 33 |
7 | 1 | 2.17 | 7 | 5.3 | 39 |
9 | 2 | 4.35 | 18 | 13.64 | 32, 37 |
10 | 1 | 2.17 | 10 | 7.58 | 11 |
Total | 46 of 46 | 100 | 132 of 132 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 46 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 17 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | (46)"(" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 46. | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 132 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.87 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.87 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 36.96 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 59.74 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,194,800 |
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) | 70.6 | 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) | 87.12% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 4,419.15 |
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 | 168,467 kg <br /> 168,467 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 11,047.87 |
Remarks
These issues display various types and have attributed to various mints.