S 1306 - Citium (Melekiathon), gold, 1/20 staters (392-362 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 9465

392 BCE - 362 BCE Gold 130 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

362 BCE

Period: Classical 480-323 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Gold

Median weight in grams

0.40

Denomination:

1/20 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. 103, n° 41-42
Coin series reference:

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
2	1	100	2	100	1
Total	1 of 1	100	2 of 2	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	1	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	0
Number of reverse dies (r)	2	Number of coins (n)	2
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	2	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	2	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	0 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	1.62	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	32,400
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	2	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00006
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	100%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	2,469.14
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	130 kg <br /> 130 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	6,172.84

Remarks