S 202 - Melos, silver, staters (450-440 BCE)
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+ | |Image reference=https://greekcoinage.org/iris/id/melos_sheedy_2006_v | ||
|Obverse legend=MAΛΙ ou MAΛΙOΝ | |Obverse legend=MAΛΙ ou MAΛΙOΝ | ||
|Obverse legend language=Greek | |Obverse legend language=Greek | ||
− | |Reverse description= | + | |Obverse description=Apple on stem with two leaves. |
+ | |Reverse description=Quadripartite incuse circle, pellets along periphery of quarters. | ||
|Mint=Melos | |Mint=Melos | ||
− | |Date from=450 | + | |Ancient region=Cyclades |
− | |Date to=440 | + | |Date from=450 BCE |
+ | |Date to=440 BCE | ||
|Period=Classical | |Period=Classical | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination=stater | |Denomination=stater | ||
− | | | + | |Median weight=14.20 |
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|RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | |RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | ||
|RQEM reference number=202 | |RQEM reference number=202 | ||
+ | |Die study reference=Sheedy 2006, p. 185, no. 24-31. | ||
|Number of obverse dies=7 | |Number of obverse dies=7 | ||
|Number of singletons=4 | |Number of singletons=4 | ||
+ | |Number of reverse dies=4 | ||
+ | |Number of coins=14 | ||
|Number of unidentified obverse dies=0 | |Number of unidentified obverse dies=0 | ||
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|Number of unidentified reverse dies=0 | |Number of unidentified reverse dies=0 | ||
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{{Distribution Item | {{Distribution Item | ||
|Frequency=1 | |Frequency=1 | ||
|Number of dies=4 | |Number of dies=4 | ||
− | |Die name= | + | |Die name=21,22,23,25 |
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{{Distribution Item | {{Distribution Item | ||
|Frequency=3 | |Frequency=3 | ||
|Number of dies=2 | |Number of dies=2 | ||
− | |Die name= | + | |Die name=24,26 |
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{{Distribution Item | {{Distribution Item | ||
|Frequency=4 | |Frequency=4 | ||
|Number of dies=1 | |Number of dies=1 | ||
− | |Die name= | + | |Die name=20 |
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+ | |Die name=R19,R20,R21,R22 | ||
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Latest revision as of 15:47, 4 July 2023
450 BCE - 440 BCE Silver 3,226 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | MAΛΙ ou MAΛΙOΝ (Greek).Apple on stem with two leaves. |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Quadripartite incuse circle, pellets along periphery of quarters. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Melos | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Cyclades | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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. | 450 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 440 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 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 | 14.20 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | stater ![]() |
StandardStandard.: |
Image
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S 202 - Melos, silver, staters (450-440 BCE).jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Sheedy 20061Sheedy 2006, p. 185, no. 24-31. | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: |
Obverse dies distribution
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 7 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 4 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 4 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 14 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 3.5 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 0.57 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 57.14 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 11.36 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 227,200 |
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) | 14 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00006 |
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 | 2,464.79 |
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 | 3,226 kg <br /> 3,226 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 6,161.97 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Sheedy, Kenneth A. (2006), The Archaic and Early Classical Coinages of the Cyclades, RNS Spec. Publ. 40, London, viii, 261 p., 20 pl.