S 1577 - Amathus (Wroikos?), silver, diobols (460-450 BCE)
From SILVER
460 BCE - 450 BCE Silver 418 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Lion lying r., above, eagle flying r. |
| Reverse: | Forepart of lion r., within incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Amathus | Ancient region: | Cyprus | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Wroikos |
Chronology
| From | 460 BCE | to | 450 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 1.50 | Denomination: | diobol
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Standard: |
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References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Amandry 1984, p. 168, n° 125C | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Tziambazis 2002, n° 3 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 3 | 60 | 3 | 42.86 | 1, 4, 5 |
| 2 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 57.14 | 2, 3 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 7 of 7 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 7 | Number of coins (n) | 7 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.4 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.4 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 60 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 13.93 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 278,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 17.5 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00003 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 57.14% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,005.03 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 418 kg <br /> 418 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 2,512.56 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Amandry, Paris (1984), "Le monnayage d'Amathonte", in Pierre Aupert and Marie-Christine Hellmann (eds.), Amathonte I. Testimonia. 1. Auteurs anciens - Monnayage - Voyageurs Fouilles - Origines - Géographie, Etudes chypriotes 4, Paris, p. 57-76, pl. 11-20.
- ^ Tziambazis, Elias (2002), A catalogue of the coins of Cyprus: from 560 B.C. to 1571 A.D., Larnaca, 89 p.
