S 1581 - Amathus (Rhoikos), silver, tetrobols (c. 350 BCE)
From SILVER
350 BCE - 350 BCE Silver 545 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Lion's head right, jaws open |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Cypriot letter (=ro) before (Cypriot).Forepart of lion right, head facing |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Amathus | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Cyprus | Modern countryModern country: Greece | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: | Rhoikos, king of Amathus |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 350 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 350 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 2.10 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetrobol
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StandardStandard.: | Rhodian |
Image
S1581 Amathus Rhoikos.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Amandry 19841Amandry 1984, p. 73=74, n° 133A | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | BMC Cyprus2BMC Cyprus, Amathus, n° 18-20 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
| 1 | 3 | 27.27 | 3 | 7.14 | 1, 6, 11 |
| 2 | 4 | 36.36 | 8 | 19.05 | 2, 5, 7, 8 |
| 3 | 1 | 9.09 | 3 | 7.14 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 9.09 | 4 | 9.52 | 3 |
| 9 | 1 | 9.09 | 9 | 21.43 | 9 |
| 15 | 1 | 9.09 | 15 | 35.71 | 10 |
| Total | 11 of 11 | 99.99 | 42 of 42 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 11 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 26 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 42 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.82 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.62 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.36 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 27.27 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 12.97 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 259,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O) | 14.9 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00016 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 92.86% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 6,476.48 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ | 545 kg <br /> 545 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 16,191.21 |
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.,
