S 1303 - Citium (Melekiathon), gold, hemistaters (392-362 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 8694

392 BCE - 362 BCE Gold 2,316 kg

Description

Obverse:	Herakles to right, holding the Nemean lion scalp, a bow and brandishing a club. In the field, a handled cross. Border of dots.
Reverse:	l-mlk-mlkjtn'/of the king Melekiathon (Phoenician) Lion to right biting a lying deer. Border of dots.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Citium

Ancient region:

Cyprus

Modern country: Greece

Authority:

Melekiathon of Citium (392-361 BCE)

Chronology

From

392 BCE

to

362 BCE

Period: Classical 480-323 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Gold

Median weight in grams

4.15

Denomination:

hemistater

Standard:

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 2011, p. 101, n° 12-16.
Coin series reference:
Coin series web reference:	http://greekcoinage.org/id/citium milkyaton markou 2011 12-16

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	1	50	1	20	2
4	1	50	4	80	1
Total	2 of 2	100	5 of 5	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)	4	Number of coins (n)	5
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	2.5	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1.25
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	2	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	50 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	2.79	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	55,800
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	3.33	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00009
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	80%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	3,584.23
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	2,316 kg <br /> 2,316 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	8,960.57

Remarks