S 1322 - Salamis, gold, 1/12 stater, 351-322 BC

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 8850

351 BCE - 322 BCE Gold 610 kg

Description

Obverse:	Π (Greek).Bust of Aphrodite to left, wearing a mural crown, necklace and earring.
Reverse:	pa (Cypriot syllabary) Bust of a male charakter to left, wearing a diadem and a taenia, earring and torque.

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Salamis

Ancient region:

Cyprus

Modern country: Turkey

Authority:

Pnytagoras of Salamis (king of Salamis, 351-332 BC)

Chronology

From

351 BCE

to

322 BCE

Period: Classical 480-323 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Gold

Median weight in grams

0.70

Denomination:

1/12 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. 127-128, no. 432-438.
Coin series reference:
Coin series web reference:	http://greekcoinage.org/id/salamis cyprus pnytagoras markou 2011 432-438

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
3	1	33.33	3	42.86	D1
2	2	66.67	4	57.14	D2, D3
Total	3 of 3	100	7 of 7	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	3	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	0
Number of reverse dies (r)	5	Number of coins (n)	7
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	2.33	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1.4
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1.67	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	0 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	4.36	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	87,200
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	5.25	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00008
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	100%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	3,211.01
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	610 kg <br /> 610 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	8,027.52

Remarks