S 1743 - Salamis (Demetrius Poliorcetes), gold, staters (306-295 BCE)
From SILVER
306 BCE - 295 BCE Gold 14,379 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Athena to right, wearing a Corinthian helmet adorned with a griffin |
| Reverse: | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Greek).Nike standing left with her wings spread, holding laurel wreath in her right hand and stylis in her left, in left field, monogram of ΠΑ, in right field, Γ |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Salamis | Ancient region: | Cyprus | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Alexander III the Great (Argead king, 336-323 BC), Demetrius I Poliorcetes (Antigonid king, 294-283 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 306 BCE | to | 295 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
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Median weight in grams | 8.60 | Denomination: | stater
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Standard: | Attic |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Newell 1927 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear II, n° 6757-6758, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 126 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 4 | 66.67 | 4 | 26.67 | A, C, D, F |
| 3 | 1 | 16.67 | 3 | 20 | E |
| 8 | 1 | 16.67 | 8 | 53.33 | B |
| Total | 6 of 6 | 100.01 | 15 of 15 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 6 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 4 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | Number of coins (n) | 15 | |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 66.67 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 8.36 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 167,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 10 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00009 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 73.33% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,588.52 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 14,379 kg <br /> 14,379 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 8,971.29 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Newell, Eward T. (1927), The Coinages of Demetrius Poliorcetes, London, ix, 174 p., 18 pl.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
