Idalium, silver, 1/3 double sigloi (seated Sphinx/lotus flower)(480-460 BCE)
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480 BCE - 460 BCE Silver 143 kg
Description
| Obverse: | KI (Cypriot).Sphinx seated left, raising forepaw, Cypriot letters around |
| Reverse: | Lotus flower, ivy leaf to left, astragalos to right. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Idalium | Ancient region: | Cyprus | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 480 BCE | to | 460 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 3.60 | Denomination: | 1/3 double siglos | Standard: | Persian |
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References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Markou 2025, p. 43-44, n° 126-152 and 159 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 3.57 | 6.1 |
| 27 | 1 | 50 | 27 | 96.43 | 5.1 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 28 of 28 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 2 | Number of coins (n) | 28 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 14 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 14 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 50 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 1.98 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 39,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 2.15 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00071 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 96.43% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 28,282.83 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 143 kg <br /> 143 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 70,707.07 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Markou, Evangelina (2025), The Royal Coinages of Kition and Idalion. A Numismatic and Historical Study (6th-4th c. BC), Meletemata 89, Athens, 592 p., 88 pl.
