H 218b - Ephesus, silver, quarter cistophori (166-128 BCE)
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+ | |Image reference=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1661866&AucID=3529&Lot=188 | ||
+ | |Obverse description=Lion skin draped over club; all within ivy wreath | ||
+ | |Reverse legend=EΦE | ||
+ | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
+ | |Reverse description=Grape bunch on vine; to right, cornucopia; A -K and bee above | ||
|Mint=Ephesus | |Mint=Ephesus | ||
|Ancient region=Ionia | |Ancient region=Ionia | ||
+ | |Authority=Attalid Kingdom | ||
|Date from=166 BCE | |Date from=166 BCE | ||
|Date to=128 BCE | |Date to=128 BCE | ||
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|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination=quarter cistophorus | |Denomination=quarter cistophorus | ||
+ | |Standard=Cistophoric | ||
|Median weight=3.00 | |Median weight=3.00 | ||
|RQEM reference=RQEMH | |RQEM reference=RQEMH | ||
|RQEM reference number=218b | |RQEM reference number=218b | ||
− | |Die study reference= | + | |Die study reference=Kleiner - Noe 1977 |
− | |Coin series reference=RQEMH, n° 218b | + | |Coin series reference=Sear II, n° 4392; RQEMH, n° 218b |
|Number of obverse dies=8 | |Number of obverse dies=8 | ||
|Number of reverse dies=8 | |Number of reverse dies=8 | ||
|Number of coins=11 | |Number of coins=11 | ||
}} | }} |
Latest revision as of 13:44, 5 February 2023
166 BCE - 128 BCE Silver 1,397 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Lion skin draped over club, all within ivy wreath |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | EΦE (Greek).Grape bunch on vine, to right, cornucopia, A -K and bee above |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Ephesus | 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: | Attalid Kingdom |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 166 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 128 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 | 3.00 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | quarter cistophorus | StandardStandard.: | Cistophoric |
Image
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H218b Ephesus quarter cistophori.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Kleiner - Noe 19771Kleiner - Noe 1977 | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear II2Sear II, n° 4392, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 218b |
Obverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
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 | |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 8 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 11 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 1.38 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.38 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 23.29 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 465,800 |
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) | 29.33 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00002 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 944.61 |
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 | 1,397 kg <br /> 1,397 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 2,361.53 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Kleiner, Fred S. - Noe, Sydney P. (1977), The early Cistophoric coinage, Numismatic Studies 14, New York, 129 p., 38 pl.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.