S 1305 - Citium (Melekiathon), gold, 1/10 staters (392-362 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 8456

392 BCE - 361 BCE Gold 1,073 kg

Description

Obverse:	Head of Herakles to right, wearing the lion headdress.
Reverse:	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

361 BCE

Period: Classical 480-323 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Gold

Median weight in grams

0.75

Denomination:

1/10 stater

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. 102, n° 19-40.
Coin series reference:
Coin series web reference:	http://greekcoinage.org/id/citium milkyaton markou 2011 19-40

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	3	50	3	13.64	3, 5, 6
2	2	33.33	4	18.18	2, 4
15	1	16.67	15	68.18	1
Total	6 of 6	100	22 of 22	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	6	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	3
Number of reverse dies (r)	10	Number of coins (n)	22
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	3.67	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	2.2
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1.67	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	50 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	7.15	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	143,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	8.25	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00015
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	86.36%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	6,153.85
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	1,073 kg <br /> 1,073 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	15,384.62

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