Cius (Lysimachus), silver, tetradrachms (270-245 BCE)
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285 BCE - 245 BCE Silver 17,471 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed head of deified Alexander III right, with horn of Ammon |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ (Greek).Athena seated left holding Nike, in left field, club and monogram, in exergue bow in case and monogram |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Cius | Ancient region: | Bithynia | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Lysimachus (Macedonian officer, diadochus and king, c. 360-281 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 285 BCE | to | 245 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 16.90 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Marinescu 2017 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 7 | 14.89 | 7 | 2.82 | 8, 12, 16, 22, 36, 44, 46 |
| 2 | 8 | 17.02 | 16 | 6.45 | 4, 7, 13, 14, 19, 20, 24, 31 |
| 3 | 8 | 17.02 | 24 | 9.68 | 3, 11, 17, 18, 26, 29, 30, 38 |
| 4 | 3 | 6.38 | 12 | 4.84 | 6, 35, 47 |
| 5 | 2 | 4.26 | 10 | 4.03 | 28, 40 |
| 6 | 5 | 10.64 | 30 | 12.1 | 2, 27, 32, 34, 37 |
| 7 | 2 | 4.26 | 14 | 5.65 | 15, 33 |
| 8 | 2 | 4.26 | 16 | 6.45 | 23, 41 |
| 9 | 1 | 2.13 | 9 | 3.63 | 45 |
| 10 | 4 | 8.51 | 40 | 16.13 | 1, 10, 21, 43 |
| 11 | 2 | 4.26 | 22 | 8.87 | 25, 39 |
| 15 | 1 | 2.13 | 15 | 6.05 | 5 |
| 16 | 1 | 2.13 | 16 | 6.45 | 42 |
| 17 | 1 | 2.13 | 17 | 6.85 | 9 |
| Total | 47 of 47 | 100.02 | 248 of 248 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 47 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 7 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 128 | Number of coins (n) | 248 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 5.28 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.94 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.72 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 14.89 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 51.69 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,033,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 57.99 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00024 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 97.18% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 9,595.67 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 17,471 kg <br /> 17,471 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 23,989.17 |
Remarks
Obv. 20 is for staters
References
- ^ Marinescu, Constantin (2017), "The Lysimachi coinage of Cius, Bithynia", in Dilyana Boteva (ed.), Ex nummis lux - Studies in Ancient Numismatics in Honour of Dimitar Draganov, Sofia, p. 177-220.
