S 344 - Miletus, silver, drachma, 170-150 BC
From SILVER
170 BCE - 150 BCE Silver 2,465 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Apollo left or right, wearing laurel wreath. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | monogram of the city (Greek).Lion right, head reverted, above, a star. In the field, name and monogram. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Miletus | 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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 170 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 150 BCE | 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.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 5.00 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | drachma
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
S_344_-_Miletus,_silver,_drachma,_170-150_BC.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Kinns 19981Kinns 1998, p. 175-195, pl. 38-46 (catalog p. 183-195, drachma of the phase II). | ||
| 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 | 6 | 27.27 | 6 | 5.71 | O14, O14A, O15, O34, O35, O45 |
| 2 | 4 | 18.18 | 8 | 7.62 | O28, O29, O32, O41 |
| 3 | 2 | 9.09 | 6 | 5.71 | O31, O38 |
| 4 | 3 | 13.64 | 12 | 11.43 | O30, O42, O46 |
| 5 | 1 | 4.55 | 5 | 4.76 | O47 |
| 6 | 2 | 9.09 | 12 | 11.43 | O40, O50 |
| 12 | 2 | 9.09 | 24 | 22.86 | O39, O43 |
| 15 | 1 | 4.55 | 15 | 14.29 | O49 |
| 17 | 1 | 4.55 | 17 | 16.19 | O44 |
| Total | 22 of 22 | 100.01 | 105 of 105 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 22 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 6 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 56 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 105 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 4.77 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.88 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.55 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 27.27 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 24.65 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 493,000 |
| 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) | 27.83 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00021 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 94.29% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 8,519.27 |
| 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 | 2,465 kg <br /> 2,465 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 21,298.17 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Kinns, Philip (1998), "CH 8, 474: Milesian Silver Coinage in the Second Century BC", in Richard Ashton and Silvia Hurter (eds.), Studies in Greek Numismatics in Memory of Martin Jessop Price, London, p. 175-195, pl. 38-46.
