S 2123 - Salamis, silver, staters (500-480 BCE)
From SILVER
500 BCE - 480 BCE Silver 9,623 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Ram couchant left, ankh-like symbol to left, traces of Cyrpriot legend around |
| Reverse: | Ankh-like symbol with pellet in center of ring, floral ornaments at corners, all within incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Salamis | Ancient region: | Cyprus | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 500 BCE | to | 480 BCE | Period: Archaic until 480 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 11.30 | Denomination: | stater
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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.]]1McGregor 1999, p. xxii-xxxviii | ||
| Coin series reference: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 18 | 64.29 | 18 | 29.51 | I.2, I.3, I.4, I.5, III.2, III.4, III.5, III.6, III.7, III.8, IV.4, IV.5, IV.6, IV.7, IV.8, VI.1, VIIa.1, VIIb.2 |
| 2 | 6 | 21.43 | 12 | 19.67 | I.1, III.1, III.3, IV.3, V.1, VIII.1 |
| 5 | 1 | 3.57 | 5 | 8.2 | IV.2 |
| 6 | 1 | 3.57 | 6 | 9.84 | VIIb.1 |
| 9 | 1 | 3.57 | 9 | 14.75 | II.1 |
| 11 | 1 | 3.57 | 11 | 18.03 | IV.1 |
| Total | 28 of 28 | 100 | 61 of 61 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 28 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 18 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | Number of coins (n) | 61 | |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.18 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 64.29 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 42.58 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 851,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 51.76 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00007 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 70.49% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,865.19 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 9,623 kg <br /> 9,623 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 7,162.99 |
Remarks
References
- ^ McGregor, Kaelyn Ann (1999), The Coinage of Salamis, Cyprus, from the Sixth to the Fourth Centuries, University College London, unpublished PhD Thesis, London, 2 vol.
