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{{Die Study | {{Die Study | ||
|Image=H229 Miletus drachm.jpeg | |||
|Image reference=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=9912256 | |||
|Obverse description=Laureate head of Apollo to right | |||
|Reverse legend=monogram of the city | |Reverse legend=monogram of the city | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Lion standing to right, looking back at star with eight rays; monogram above ME to right, TVXΩN in exergue. | |||
|Mint=Miletus | |Mint=Miletus | ||
|Ancient region=Ionia | |Ancient region=Ionia | ||
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|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination=drachma | |Denomination=drachma; octobol | ||
|Median weight=4.95 | |Median weight=4.95 | ||
|RQEM reference=RQEMH | |RQEM reference=RQEMH | ||
|RQEM reference number=229 | |RQEM reference number=229 | ||
|Die study reference= | |Die study reference=Deppert-Lippitz 1984 | ||
|Coin series reference=Sear II, n° 4512; RQEMH, n° 229 | |||
|Coin series web reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/miletus_marcellesi_2004_35 | |||
|Number of obverse dies=28 | |Number of obverse dies=28 | ||
|Number of singletons=23 | |Number of singletons=23 | ||
|Number of reverse dies=32 | |Number of reverse dies=32 | ||
|Number of coins=34 | |Number of coins=34 | ||
|Workstation=Most likely one single workstation | |||
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{{Distribution Item | {{Distribution Item | ||
|Frequency=1 | |Frequency=1 | ||
|Number of dies=23 | |Number of dies=23 | ||
|Die name=1,3,6,7,8,9,20,21,27,32,33,38,45,47,48,50,51,52,53,54,55,56,57 | |||
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{{Distribution Item | {{Distribution Item | ||
|Frequency=2 | |Frequency=2 | ||
|Number of dies=4 | |Number of dies=4 | ||
|Die name=2,5,19,49 | |||
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{{Distribution Item | {{Distribution Item | ||
|Frequency=3 | |Frequency=3 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
|Die name=26 | |||
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Latest revision as of 05:40, 4 May 2023
225 BCE - 190 BCE Silver 12,145 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Laureate head of Apollo to right |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | monogram of the city (Greek).Lion standing to right, looking back at star with eight rays, monogram above ME to right, TVXΩN in exergue. |
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. | 225 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 190 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 | 4.95 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | drachma ![]() ![]() |
StandardStandard.: |
Image

H229 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° 4512, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 229 | ||
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 | 23 | 82.14 | 23 | 67.65 | 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 9, 20, 21, 27, 32, 33, 38, 45, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57 |
2 | 4 | 14.29 | 8 | 23.53 | 2, 5, 19, 49 |
3 | 1 | 3.57 | 3 | 8.82 | 26 |
Total | 28 of 28 | 100 | 34 of 34 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 28 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 23 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 32 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 34 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 1.21 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.06 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.14 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 82.14 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 122.68 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 2,453,600 |
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) | 158.67 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00001 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 32.35% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 554.29 |
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 | 12,145 kg <br /> 12,145 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 1,385.72 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation