S 1735 - Pangaion (uncertain mint) (Bisaltai), silver, drachms (480-460 BCE)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 12079


480 BCE - 460 BCE Silver 2,242 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Horseman, wearing petasos and holding two spears, standing right beside his horse standing right in foreground
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: BIΣA-ΛT-IKO-N (Greek).BIΣA-ΛT-IKO-N in shallow incuse square, around quadripartite square in relief
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Pangaion (uncertain mint) Ancient regionAncient region.: Macedon 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: Bisaltai, Thraco-Macedonian tribes
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 480 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 460 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 4.10 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma Nomisma.org StandardStandard.: Thraco-Macedonian
Image
S1735 Bisaltai trite.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Tzamalis 20121Tzamalis 2012, p. 113-122
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sear I2Sear I, n° 1320-1321



Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution.  Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) % (o) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) % (n) Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
1 10 52.63 10 22.22 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 16, 18
2 2 10.53 4 8.89 3, 17
3 4 21.05 12 26.67 1, 2, 12, 20
5 1 5.26 5 11.11 15
6 1 5.26 6 13.33 13
8 1 5.26 8 17.78 9
Total 19 of 19 99.99 45 of 45 100
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 19 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  10
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 19 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 45
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 2.37 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 2.37
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 1 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  52.63 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  27.34 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  546,800
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 32.88 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00008
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 77.78% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  3,291.88
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  2,242 kg <br /> 2,242 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  8,229.7
Remarks


References

  1. ^  Tzamalis, Alexandros Reginald (2012), Les ethnè de la région "thraco-macéconienne". Etude d'histoire et de numismatique, 2 vol., unpublished PhD, Paris IV-Sorbonne, Paris,
  2. ^  Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.