S 570 - Carthaea, bronze (Apollo/Sirius) (220-180 BCE)
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220 BCE - 180 BCE Bronze
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | KAPΘA (Greek).Forepart of Sirius right, rays above |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Carthaea | 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: |
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 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Bronze
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 6.50 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | StandardStandard.: |
Image
S570 Carthaia.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Papageorgiadou-Banis 19971Papageorgiadou-Banis 1997, p. 98-101, n) 76-154 (series VIII) | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2Sear I, n° 3079 | ||
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 | 20 | 55.56 | 20 | 16.67 | 47, 48, 53, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 63, 64, 65, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 77, 78, 79, 81 |
| 2 | 4 | 11.11 | 8 | 6.67 | 50, 55, 76, 80 |
| 3 | 3 | 8.33 | 9 | 7.5 | 49, 54, 74 |
| 4 | 1 | 2.78 | 4 | 3.33 | 68 |
| 6 | 2 | 5.56 | 12 | 10 | 46, 51 |
| 7 | 1 | 2.78 | 7 | 5.83 | 66 |
| 8 | 1 | 2.78 | 8 | 6.67 | 67 |
| 9 | 1 | 2.78 | 9 | 7.5 | 67 |
| 12 | 2 | 5.56 | 24 | 20 | 61, 75 |
| 19 | 1 | 2.78 | 19 | 15.83 | 62 |
| Total | 36 of 36 | 100.02 | 120 of 120 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 36 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 20 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 66 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 120 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.33 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.82 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.83 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 55.56 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 44.11 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 882,200 |
| 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) | 51.43 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00014 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 83.33% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 5,440.94 |
| 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 | 13,602.36 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
