S 1299 - Uncertain mint, gold, hemistater
From SILVER
Gold 0 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | B Σ (A) (Greek).Head of Athena to right, wearing a triple-crested Attic helmet. Border of dots. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | AP, TP or TY (Greek) and 'pa-sa' (Cypriot syllabary) Bull walking to right. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Modern countryModern country: | 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: | Sa… (king of Cyprus in the Classical period) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Gold
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | hemistater
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StandardStandard.: | |
| List of weightsList of the actual weights of a numismatic object (in grams).: | 4.104.1 g <br />4,100 mg <br />, 4.114.11 g <br />4,110 mg <br />, 4.154.15 g <br />4,150 mg <br />, 4.164.16 g <br />4,160 mg <br />, 4.174.17 g <br />4,170 mg <br /> |
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Markou 20111Markou 2011, p. 99, no. 1-5. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
| 2 | 1 | 50 | 2 | 40 | D1 |
| 3 | 1 | 50 | 3 | 60 | D2 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 5 of 5 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 2 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 5 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.5 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.5 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 2.79 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 55,800 |
| 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) | 3.33 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00009 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 3,584.23 |
| 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 | 0 kg <br /> 0 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 8,960.57 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Markou, Evangelina (2011), L'or des rois de Chypre. Numismatique et histoire à l'époque classique, Athens, xliv, 379 p.
