S 1305 - Citium (Melekiathon), gold, 1/10 staters (392-362 BCE)
From SILVER
392 BCE - 361 BCE Gold 1,073 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles to right, wearing the lion headdress. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Lion to right biting a lying deer. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Citium | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Cyprus | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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: | Melekiathon of Citium (392-361 BCE) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 392 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 361 BCE | 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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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 0.75 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | 1/10 stater | StandardStandard.: |
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Markou 20111Markou 2011, p. 102, n° 19-40. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | |||
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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). |
| 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 obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 6 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 10 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 22 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.67 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.2 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.67 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 50 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 7.15 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 143,000 |
| 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) | 8.25 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00015 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 86.36% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 6,153.85 |
| 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 | 1,073 kg <br /> 1,073 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 15,384.62 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Markou, Evangelina (2011), L'or des rois de Chypre. Numismatique et histoire à l'époque classique, Athens, xliv, 379 p.
