Miletus, silver, drachms (175-160 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 7963

175 - 160 Silver 2,409 kg

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	monogram of the city (Greek).

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.

175

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

160

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:	Silver	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:	drachma	StandardStandard.:
Mode weightMode of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams).:	4,90-9<ul><li>No units of measurement were declared for this property.</li> <!--br--><li>",90-9" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.</li></ul>

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	B. Deppert-Lippitz1B. Deppert-Lippitz, Die Münzprägung Milets vom vierten bis ersten Jahrhundert v.Chr., Typos 5, Aarau-Francfort-Salzbourg, 1984.
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	42.86	6	23.08	2, 3, 4, 7, 11, 14
2	5	35.71	10	38.46	5, 6, 10, 12, 13
3	2	14.29	6	23.08	1, 9
4	1	7.14	4	15.38	8
Total	14 of 14	100	26 of 26	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	14	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	6
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	23	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	26
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	1.86	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	1.13
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	1.64	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	42.86 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	24.58	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	491,600
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)	30.33	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00005
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	76.92%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	2,115.54
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	0 kg <br /> 2,409 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	5,288.85

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