Cyzicus, electrum, staters (various types/incuse square) (420-333 BCE)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 12256


420 BCE - 333 BCE Electrum 1,226,400 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Hoplite, nude but for Corinthian helmet, shield on left arm, right arm extended forward, standing in a semi-crouched stance right on ground line, to right, tunny downward
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Quadripartite incuse square
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Cyzicus Ancient regionAncient region.: Mysia 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: Persian Empire
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 420 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 333 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Electrum http://nomisma.org/id/el Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 16.00 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: stater Nomisma.org StandardStandard.:
Image
S1759 Cyzicus staters.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Callataÿ 2020a1Callataÿ 2020a, p. 660
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sear II2Sear II, n° 3825-3835, 3838-3843



Obverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 294 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. 
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 837
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 2.85 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  383.25 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  7,665,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 453.18 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00011
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) % Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  4,367.91
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  1,226,400 kg <br /> 1,226,400 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  10,919.77
Remarks

This is a very rough estimate produced on a sample of 1,810 coins (for all denominations)

References

  1. ^  Callataÿ, François de (2020), “Prolegomena to a die-study of the electrum coinage of Cyzicus,” in Peter van Alfen and Ute Wartenberg (eds.), White Gold. Studies in Early Electrum Coinage, New-York-Jerusalem, The American Numismatic Society & The Israel Museum, p. 641-664.
  2. ^  Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762