S 1316 - Salamis (Nikokles), gold, 1/12 staters (374-361 BCE)
From SILVER
374 BCE - 361 BCE Gold 2,061 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Bust of Aphrodite to left, wearing an decorated calathos, necklace and earring. |
| Reverse: | Bust of Athena to left, wearing a laureled crested Corinthian helmet, earring and drapery. |
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 | 361 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
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Median weight in grams | 0.70 | Denomination: | 1/12 stater | Standard: |
Image
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. 199-122, n° 301-359 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 13 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 20 | Number of coins (n) | 59 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4.54 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.95 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.54 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 15.38 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 14.72 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 294,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 16.67 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00020 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 96.61% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 8,016.3 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 2,061 kg <br /> 2,061 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 20,040.76 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Markou, Evangelina (2011), L'or des rois de Chypre. Numismatique et histoire à l'époque classique, Athens, xliv, 379 p.
