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{{Die Study | {{Die Study | ||
|Image=H231 Miletus tetradrachm.jpeg | |||
|Image reference=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=1830145 | |||
|Obverse description=Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots. | |Obverse description=Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend=MIΛHΣΙΩΝ | |Reverse legend=MIΛHΣΙΩΝ | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Lion standing right, head reverted; star above, EΠIKPATHΣ below, KPATEPOΣ to right. | |||
|Mint=Miletus | |Mint=Miletus | ||
|Date from=175 | |Ancient region=Ionia | ||
|Date to=160 | |Date from=175 BCE | ||
|Date to=160 BCE | |||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
| | |Standard=Attic | ||
| | |Median weight=16.75 | ||
|RQEM reference=RQEMH | |RQEM reference=RQEMH | ||
|RQEM reference number=231 | |RQEM reference number=231 | ||
|Die study reference=Deppert-Lippitz 1984 | |||
|Coin series reference=Sear II, n° 4511; RQEMH, n° 231 | |||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/miletus_marcellesi_2004_46 | |||
|Number of obverse dies=8 | |Number of obverse dies=8 | ||
|Number of singletons=5 | |Number of singletons=5 | ||
|Number of reverse dies=13 | |Number of reverse dies=13 | ||
|Number of coins=14 | |Number of coins=14 | ||
|Workstation=Most likely one single workstation | |||
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{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=1 | |||
|Number of dies=5 | |||
|Die name=3,4,6,7,8 | |||
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{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=2 | |||
|Number of dies=2 | |||
|Die name=1,5 | |||
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{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=5 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=2 | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:41, 2 May 2023
175 BCE - 160 BCE Silver 5,055 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | MIΛHΣΙΩΝ (Greek).Lion standing right, head reverted, star above, EΠIKPATHΣ below, KPATEPOΣ to right. |
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 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 160 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 | 16.75 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: | Attic |
Image
H231 Miletus tetradrachm.jpeg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Deppert-Lippitz 19841Deppert-Lippitz 1984 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear II2Sear II, n° 4511, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 231 | ||
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 8 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 5 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 13 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 14 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 1.75 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.08 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.63 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 62.5 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 15.09 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 301,800 |
| 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) | 18.67 | 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) | 64.29% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 1,855.53 |
| 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 | 5,055 kg <br /> 5,055 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 4,638.83 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
