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|Die study reference=McGregor 1999, p. xxii-xxxviii | |Die study reference=McGregor 1999, p. xxii-xxxviii | ||
|Number of obverse dies=28 | |||
|Number of singletons=18 | |||
|Number of coins=61 | |||
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|Die name=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 | |||
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|Die name=I.1,III.1,III.3,IV.3,V.1,VIII.1 | |||
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|Die name=IV.2 | |||
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|Die name=VIIb.1 | |||
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|Frequency=9 | |||
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Latest revision as of 14:43, 10 April 2023
500 BCE - 480 BCE Silver 9,623 kg
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Ram couchant left, ankh-like symbol to left, traces of Cyrpriot legend around |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Ankh-like symbol with pellet in center of ring, floral ornaments at corners, all within incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Salamis | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Cyprus | Modern countryModern country: Turkey | 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: |
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 500 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 480 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Archaic until 480 BC |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver | Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 11.30 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | stater | StandardStandard.: |
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | McGregor 19991 | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: |
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 | 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 obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 28 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 18 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 61 | |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.18 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 64.29 % | |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 42.58 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 851,600 |
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) | 51.76 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00007 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 70.49% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 2,865.19 |
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 | 9,623 kg <br /> 9,623 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 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.