S 565 - Carthaea, silver (Aristaeus/Sirius) (220-180 BCE)
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220 BCE - 180 BCE Silver 26,471 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Zeus-Aristaeus r. |
| Reverse: | KAPΘAI (Greek).Sirius r. or l. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Carthaea | Ancient region: | Cyclades | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 220 BCE | to | 180 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 7.50 | Denomination: | Standard: |
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References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Papageorgiadou-Banis 1997, p. 96, n° 31-33 (series III) | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 3 | 100 | 3 | 100 | 15, 16, 17 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 100 | 3 of 3 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 3 | Number of coins (n) | 3 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 100 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 176.47 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 3,529,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00000 | |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 0% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 34 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 26,471 kg <br /> 26,471 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 85 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Papageorgiadou-Banis, Charikleia (1997), The Coinage of Kea, Meletemata 24, Athens, viii, 107 p., 21 pl.
