S 685 - Emporiae, silver, drachma, 200-150 BC

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 9227

200 BCE - 150 BCE Silver 8,547 kg

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	ΕΜΠΟΡΙΤΩΝ (Greek).

Mint and issuing power

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

Emporiae

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Hispania Citerior

Modern countryModern country: Spain

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.

200 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

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

4.20

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

drachma

StandardStandard.:

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Villaronga 20021Villaronga 2002, n° 1-285, 333-518 et 532-568.
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	24	25.53	24	4.4
2	16	17.02	32	5.86
3	15	15.96	45	8.24
4	10	10.64	40	7.33
5	5	5.32	25	4.58
6	4	4.26	24	4.4
7	5	5.32	35	6.41
8	2	2.13	16	2.93
9	2	2.13	18	3.3
10	1	1.06	10	1.83
12	1	1.06	12	2.2
13	2	2.13	26	4.76
14	1	1.06	14	2.56
18	1	1.06	18	3.3
20	1	1.06	20	3.66
21	1	1.06	21	3.85
29	1	1.06	29	5.31
58	1	1.06	58	10.62
78	1	1.06	78	14.29
Total	94 of 94	99.98	545 of 546	99.83

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	94	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	24
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	129	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	546
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	5.81	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	4.23
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	1.37	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	25.53 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	101.75	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	2,035,000
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)	113.55	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00027
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	95.6%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	10,732.19
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	8,547 kg <br /> 8,547 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	26,830.47

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