S 575 - Kea (uncertain mint), bronze (Aristaeus/Sirius) (220-180 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 8821

220 BCE - 180 BCE Bronze

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	Radiate head of Aristaeus right
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	KE, KEI ou KEIΩΝ (Greek).Forepart of dog (Seirios) left, surrounded by rays

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.

220 BCE

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

180 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

4.00

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

StandardStandard.:

Image

S575 Keian League.jpg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Papageorgiadou-Banis 19971Papageorgiadou-Banis 1997, p. 102-106, n° 13-139 (series II)
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	Sear I2Sear I, n° 3076

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	19	43.18	19	11.38	17, 21, 26, 27, 29, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 49, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55
2	5	11.36	10	5.99	20, 22, 24, 33, 53
3	3	6.82	9	5.39	30, 32, 43
4	5	11.36	20	11.98	12, 15, 31, 41, 46
5	3	6.82	15	8.98	16, 19, 48
7	1	2.27	7	4.19	28
8	1	2.27	8	4.79	23
9	3	6.82	27	16.17	13, 14, 44
10	1	2.27	10	5.99	25
11	1	2.27	11	6.59	47
14	1	2.27	14	8.38	18
17	1	2.27	17	10.18	45
Total	44 of 44	99.98	167 of 167	100.01

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	44	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	19
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	116	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	167
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	3.8	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	1.44
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	2.64	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	43.18 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	51.95	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	1,039,000
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)	59.74	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00016
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	88.62%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	6,429.26
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	16,073.15

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