S 1315 - Salamis, gold, 1/3 stater, 374-353 BC

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 8459

374 BCE - 353 BCE Gold 1,307 kg

Description

Obverse:	(a) (Cypriot syllabary) Bust of Aphrodite to left, wearing an decorated calathos, necklace and earring. Border of dots.
Reverse:	pa-ni (Cypriot syllabary) Head of Athena to left, wearing a laureled crested Corinthian helmet.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Salamis

Ancient region:

Cyprus

Modern country: Turkey

Authority:

Nikokles of Salamis (king of Salamis, 374-361 BC)

Chronology

From

374 BCE

to

353 BCE

Period: Classical 480-323 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Gold

Median weight in grams

2.70

Denomination:

1/3 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. 119, no. 294-300.
Coin series reference:
Coin series web reference:	http://greekcoinage.org/id/salamis cyprus nikokles markou 2011 294-300

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
2	1	50	2	28.57	D1
5	1	50	5	71.43	D2
Total	2 of 2	100	7 of 7	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	2	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	0
Number of reverse dies (r)	3	Number of coins (n)	7
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	3.5	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	2.33
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1.5	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	0 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	2.42	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	48,400
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	2.8	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00014
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	100%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	5,785.12
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	1,307 kg <br /> 1,307 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	14,462.81

Remarks