S 346 - Miletus, silver, drachma, 150-130 BC

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 9349


150 BCE - 130 BCE Silver 1,768 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 left or 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. 150 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 130 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 4.90 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma Nomisma.org StandardStandard.:
Image
S_346_-_Miletus,_silver,_drachma,_150-130_BC.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Kinns 19981Kinns 1998, p. 175-195, pl. 38-46 (catalog p. 183-195, drachmas of the phase III).
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:



Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution.  Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) % (o) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) % (n) Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
1 2 12.5 2 2.7 O52, O75A
2 4 25 8 10.81 O55, O56, O63, O64
3 3 18.75 9 12.16 O56A, O67, O52A
4 1 6.25 4 5.41 O65
5 3 18.75 15 20.27 O72, O73, O75
7 1 6.25 7 9.46 O68
10 1 6.25 10 13.51 O53
19 1 6.25 19 25.68 O69
Total 16 of 16 100 74 of 74 100
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 16 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  2
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 34 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 74
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 4.63 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 2.18
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 2.13 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  12.5 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  18.04 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  360,800
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 20.41 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00021
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 97.3% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  8,203.99
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  1,768 kg <br /> 1,768 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  20,509.98
Remarks


References

  1. ^  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.