S 1581 - Amathus (Rhoikos), silver, tetrobols (c. 350 BCE)
From SILVER
350 BCE - 350 BCE Silver 545 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Lion's head right, jaws open |
| Reverse: | Cypriot letter (=ro) before (Cypriot).Forepart of lion right, head facing |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Amathus | Ancient region: | Cyprus | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Rhoikos, king of Amathus |
Chronology
| From | 350 BCE | to | 350 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 2.10 | Denomination: | tetrobol
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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. 73=74, n° 133A | ||
| 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° 18-20 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 11 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 26 | Number of coins (n) | 42 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.82 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.62 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.36 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 27.27 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 12.97 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 259,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 14.9 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00016 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 92.86% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 6,476.48 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 545 kg <br /> 545 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 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.,
