Salamis (Evagoras II), gold, staters (lion/Aphrodite) (361-351 BCE)
From SILVER
361 BCE - 351 BCE Gold 488,239 kg
Description
| Obverse: | (B A) (Greek).Lion to left leaking his paw, an eagle standing on him. In the field, the sun. |
| Reverse: | E Y A (Greek).Bust of Aphrodite to left or right, wearing a mural crown, earring, necklace and drapery. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Salamis | Ancient region: | Cyprus | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: | Evagoras II (king of Salamis, 361-351 BC, and later satrap for Achaemenid Persia in Phoenicia) |
Chronology
| From | 361 BCE | to | 351 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
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Median weight in grams | 8.30 | Denomination: | stater
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Standard: |
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.]]1Markou 2011, p. 123, n° 367-371 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 5 | 100 | 5 | 100 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 5 of 5 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 5 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 4 | Number of coins (n) | 5 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.25 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 0.8 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 100 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 294.12 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 5,882,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00000 | |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 0% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 34 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 488,239 kg <br /> 488,239 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 85 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Markou, Evangelina (2011), L'or des rois de Chypre. Numismatique et histoire à l'époque classique, Athens, xliv, 379 p.
