H 262 - Aegeae, bronze, NC, 200-30 BC

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 9246

200 BCE - 30 BCE Bronze

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	Veiled and turreted bust to right of Tyche city goddess, border of dots.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	ΑΙΓΕΑΙΩΝ ou ΑΙΓΕΑΙΩΝ ΤΗΣ ΙΕΡΑΣ ΚΑΙ ΑΥΤΟΝΟΜΟΥ (Greek).Bridled horse's head to left, monogram HAP to right, above **AIGEAIWN/ THS IERAS/KAI /[A]UTONOMOU.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Aegeae

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Cilicia

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.

200 BCE

toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

30 BCE

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:

Bronze

Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams

6.00

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:

StandardStandard.:

Image

H262 Aegeae bronze.jpeg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Bloesch 19821Bloesch 1982, p. 53-96, pl. 17-22.
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Sear II2Sear II, n° 5513-5515, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 262

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	26	52	26	22.41	21, 32, 37, 46, 50, 56, 113, 114, 118, 122, 133, 134, 150, 154, 155, 166, 204, 205, 206, 207, 208, 260, 261, 262, 263
2	7	14	14	12.07	26, 57, 131, 151, 162, 164, 167
3	5	10	15	12.93	47, 58, 115, 119, 159
4	8	16	32	27.59	28, 33, 51, 123, 127, 135, 153, 169
5	2	4	10	8.62	20, 107
8	1	2	8	6.9	38
11	1	2	11	9.48	139
Total	50 of 50	100	116 of 116	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	50	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	26
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	99	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	116
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	2.32	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	1.17
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	1.98	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	52 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	72.88	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	1,457,600
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)	87.88	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00008
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	77.59%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	3,183.32
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	n.a.	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	7,958.29

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