Cyme, silver, tetradrachms (165-140 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 8508

165 BCE - 140 BCE Silver 27,922 kg

Description

Obverse:	Head of Amazon Cyme to right with hair bound with ribbon.
Reverse:	KYMAIΩN (Greek).Horse standing r., l. foreleg arched high in the air, below, one-handled cup. In exergue, OΛVMΠIOΣ. All within oak wreath

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Cyme

Ancient region:

Aeolis

Modern country: Turkey

Authority:

Attalid Kingdom

Chronology

From

165 BCE

to

140 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

16.70

Denomination:

tetradrachm

Standard:

Attic

Image

]]H216 Cyme.jpg [1]

References

Die study reference:	"[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Oakley 1982
Coin series reference:	"[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear I, n° 4183-4184, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 216

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	17	21.52	17	3.17	15, 18, 26, 30, 33, 46, 7, 48, 54, 62, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73
2	9	11.39	18	3.35	25, 32, 35, 36, 37, 38, 45, 56, 60
3	8	10.13	24	4.47	14, 17, 27, 42, 43, 44, 50, 58
4	7	8.86	28	5.21	5, 20, 29, 64, 66, 76, 79
5	5	6.33	25	4.66	28, 65, 74, 77, 78
6	4	5.06	24	4.47	16, 49, 61, 63
7	3	3.8	21	3.91	9, 31, 34
8	2	2.53	16	2.98	10, 57
9	5	6.33	45	8.38	3, 7, 13, 24, 75
10	3	3.8	30	5.59	8, 39, 51
11	2	2.53	22	4.1	23, 41
13	1	1.27	13	2.42	40
14	4	5.06	56	10.43	6, 11, 52, 53
15	2	2.53	30	5.59	4, 19
16	2	2.53	32	5.96	12, 55
20	1	1.27	20	3.72	59
23	2	2.53	46	8.57	2, 21
32	1	1.27	32	5.96	22
38	1	1.27	38	7.08	1
Total	79 of 79	100.01	537 of 537	100.02

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	79	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	17
Number of reverse dies (r)	363	Number of coins (n)	537
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	6.8	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1.48
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	4.59	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	21.52 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	83.6	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	1,672,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	92.63	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00032
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	96.83%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	12,846.89
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	27,922 kg <br /> 27,922 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	32,117.22

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