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{{Die Study | {{Die Study | ||
|Image=H228 Miletus drachm.jpeg | |||
|Image reference=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=8721318 | |||
|Obverse description=Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath. | |Obverse description=Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath. | ||
|Reverse legend=monogram of the city | |Reverse legend=monogram of the city | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=ANΔPOTEΛ[..]. Lion standing left, head right; to left, monogram; star above. | |||
|Mint=Miletus | |Mint=Miletus | ||
|Date from=259 | |Ancient region=Ionia | ||
|Date to=246 | |Date from=259 BCE | ||
|Date to=246 BCE | |||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination=drachma | |Denomination=drachma | ||
| | |Median weight=5.10 | ||
|RQEM reference=RQEMH | |RQEM reference=RQEMH | ||
|RQEM reference number=228 | |RQEM reference number=228 | ||
|Die study reference=Deppert-Lippitz 1984 | |||
|Coin series reference=Sear II, n° 4507; RQEMH, n° 228 | |||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/miletus_marcellesi_2004_31 | |||
|Number of obverse dies=15 | |Number of obverse dies=15 | ||
|Number of singletons=8 | |Number of singletons=8 | ||
|Number of reverse dies=23 | |Number of reverse dies=23 | ||
|Number of coins=28 | |Number of coins=28 | ||
|Workstation=Most likely one single workstation | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Distribution Item | {{Distribution Item | ||
|Frequency=1 | |Frequency=1 | ||
|Number of dies=8 | |Number of dies=8 | ||
|Die name=1,2,3,4,5,6,10,15 | |||
}} | }} | ||
{{Distribution Item | {{Distribution Item | ||
|Frequency=2 | |Frequency=2 | ||
|Number of dies=3 | |Number of dies=3 | ||
|Die name=7,11,14 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=3 | |||
|Number of dies=3 | |||
|Die name=8,12,13 | |||
}} | |||
{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=5 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=9 | |||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 05:31, 4 May 2023
259 BCE - 246 BCE Silver 2,671 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Apollo left, wearing laurel wreath. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | monogram of the city (Greek).ANΔPOTEΛ[..]. Lion standing left, head right, to left, monogram, star above. |
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. | 259 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 246 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 | 5.10 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | drachma
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StandardStandard.: |
Image
H228 Miletus drachm.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° 4507, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 228 | ||
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
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 | 8 | 53.33 | 8 | 28.57 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 10, 15 |
| 2 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 21.43 | 7, 11, 14 |
| 3 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 32.14 | 8, 12, 13 |
| 5 | 1 | 6.67 | 5 | 17.86 | 9 |
| Total | 15 of 15 | 100 | 28 of 28 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 15 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 8 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 23 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 28 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 1.87 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.22 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.53 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 53.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 26.19 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 523,800 |
| 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) | 32.31 | 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) | 71.43% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 2,138.22 |
| 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 | 2,671 kg <br /> 2,671 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 5,345.55 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
