S 1579 - Amathus (Zotimos?), silver, staters (385-380 BCE)
From SILVER
385 BCE - 380 BCE Silver 919 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Lion recumbent r., above, eagle, with spread wings, flying r., in exergue, Cypriote legend off flan |
| Reverse: | (Cypriot).Forepart of lion r., with open jaws and tongue protruding, between jaw and paws, zo ti mo in Cypriote characters. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Amathus | Ancient region: | Cyprus | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Zotimos |
Chronology
| From | 385 BCE | to | 380 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 6.50 | Denomination: | stater , didrachm
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Standard: | Rhodian |
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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. 71=72, n° 129-130 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2BMC Cyprus, Amathus, n°10, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3Tziambazis 2002, n° 7 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 16.67 | 1 | 4.35 | 130/2 |
| 2 | 2 | 33.33 | 4 | 17.39 | 129/1, 129/3 |
| 5 | 2 | 33.33 | 10 | 43.48 | 129/2, 130/1 |
| 8 | 1 | 16.67 | 8 | 34.78 | 130/3 |
| Total | 6 of 6 | 100 | 23 of 23 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 6 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 12 | Number of coins (n) | 23 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.83 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.92 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 16.67 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 7.07 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 141,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 8.12 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00016 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 95.65% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 6,506.36 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 919 kg <br /> 919 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 16,265.91 |
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.
- ^ Hill, George Francis (1904), A Catalogue of the Greek coins in the British Museum, vol XX : Cyprus, London, cxliv, 119 p., xxvi pl.,
- ^ Tziambazis, Elias (2002), A catalogue of the coins of Cyprus: from 560 B.C. to 1571 A.D., Larnaca, 89 p.
