S 574 - Kea (uncertain mint), bronze (Aristaeus/grapes) (330-280 BCE)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 8658

330 BCE - 280 BCE Bronze

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	E-Y-Ξ (Greek).Bearded head of Aristaios to right
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	KEI (Greek).Grape cluster hanging from a vine branch

Mint and issuing power

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

Kea (uncertain mint)

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Cyclades

Modern countryModern country: Greece

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:

Keian League

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.

330 BCE

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

280 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

1.50

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

StandardStandard.:

Image

S574 Keian League.jpg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Papageorgiadou-Banis 19971Papageorgiadou-Banis 1997, p. 102, n° 1-12 (series I)
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Sear I2Sear I, n° 3077

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	9	81.82	9	60	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 11
2	1	9.09	2	13.33	7
4	1	9.09	4	26.67	6
Total	11 of 11	100	15 of 15	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ^ᵖ (o)	11	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ^ᵖ	9
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	9	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	15
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	1.36	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	1.67
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	0.82	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ^ᵖ	81.82 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ^ᵖ	32.72	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ^ᵖ	654,400
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)	41.25	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ^ᵖ	0.00002
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ^ᵖ (o = % of O)	40%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ^ᵖ	916.87
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	2,292.18

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation

References

^ Papageorgiadou-Banis, Charikleia (1997), The Coinage of Kea, Meletemata 24, Athens, viii, 107 p., 21 pl.
^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.