S 1313 - Salamis (Evagoras I), gold, 1/10 staters (411-374 BCE)
From SILVER
411 BCE - 374 BCE Gold 6,112 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Herakles to right, wearing the lion headdress. Linear circle. |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | (ko or pa) (Cypriot syllabary) Forepart of a goat lying to right. (Behind, club). Linear circle. |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Salamis | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Cyprus | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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: | Evagoras I (king of Salamis, 411-374 BC) |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 411 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 374 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Gold | Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 0.80 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | 1/10 stater | StandardStandard.: |
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Markou 20111 | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | |||
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: |
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 | 9 | 30 | 9 | 10 | 1, 8, 15, 16, 17, 23, 28, 29, 30 |
2 | 8 | 26.67 | 16 | 17.78 | 4, 7, 13, 14, 18, 20, 21, 27 |
3 | 4 | 13.33 | 12 | 13.33 | 6, 9, 22, 24 |
4 | 4 | 13.33 | 16 | 17.78 | 3, 11, 19, 26 |
5 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 16.67 | 2, 10, 12 |
6 | 1 | 3.33 | 6 | 6.67 | 25 |
16 | 1 | 3.33 | 16 | 17.78 | 5 |
Total | 30 of 30 | 99.99 | 90 of 90 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 30 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 9 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 49 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 90 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.84 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.63 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 30 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 38.2 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 764,000 |
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) | 45 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00012 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 90% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 4,712.04 |
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 | 6,112 kg <br /> 6,112 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 11,780.1 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Markou, Evangelina (2011), L'or des rois de Chypre. Numismatique et histoire à l'époque classique, Athens, xliv, 379 p.