Aspendus, silver, double sigloi (variety KI) (370-333 BCE) Callataÿ
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370 BCE - 333 BCE Silver 1,053 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Two wrestlers grappling, ki between, |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | EΣTFEΔIIYΣ Slinger in throwing stance right, triskeles and eagle in right field |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Aspendus | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Pamphylia | 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: | Persian Empire |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 370 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 333 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 10.95 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | double siglos
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StandardStandard.: | Persian |
Image
S1642 Aspendos KI.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Callataÿ 20161Callataÿ 2016, p. 68-70 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear II2Sear II, n° 5390-5393, SNG von Aulock Pamphylien3SNG von Aulock Pamphylien, n° 4557, SNG France 34SNG France 3, n° 104 | ||
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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). |
| 2 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 2.82 | 4, 5 |
| 5 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 3.52 | 3 |
| 7 | 1 | 20 | 7 | 4.93 | 2 |
| 126 | 1 | 20 | 126 | 88.73 | 1 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 142 of 142 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 42 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 142 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 28.4 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 3.38 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 8.4 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 4.81 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 96,200 |
| 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) | 5.18 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00148 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 59,043.66 |
| 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 | 1,053 kg <br /> 1,053 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 147,609.15 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military This die-study is for a single variety (with letters KI) of a much broader coinage
