S 853 - Bactria (uncertain mint) (Diodotus I), gold, staters (255-235 BCE) Bordeaux
From SILVER
255 BCE - 235 BCE Gold 40,992 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of king Diodotus right, wearing diadem. Border of dots. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BAΣIΛEΩΣ ANTIOΧOY (Greek).Zeus left, naked, aegis on left arm, brandishing thunderbolt. At feet, eagle. In field, a monogram (and a letter). All within border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Bactria (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Bactria | Modern countryModern country: Afghanistan | 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: | Bactrian Kingdom, Diodotus I of Bactria (Seleucid satrap and king in Bactria, c. 255/50-239 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 255 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 235 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.: | Gold
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 8.40 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | stater
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StandardStandard.: | Attic |
Image
S2056 Diodotus staters.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Bordeaux 20181Bordeaux 2018, p. 154-165, n° 101-197, 212-293, 337-381, 413, 417-418, 434-443 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear II2Sear II, n° 7497 and 7501, HGC 93HGC 9, n° 234 | ||
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 | 6 | 25 | 6 | 2.53 | K, M, P, R, T, U |
| 2 | 3 | 12.5 | 6 | 2.53 | J, V, X |
| 3 | 1 | 4.17 | 3 | 1.27 | S |
| 4 | 1 | 4.17 | 4 | 1.69 | O |
| 5 | 1 | 4.17 | 5 | 2.11 | N |
| 6 | 2 | 8.33 | 12 | 5.06 | F, I |
| 8 | 2 | 8.33 | 16 | 6.75 | B, W |
| 9 | 1 | 4.17 | 9 | 3.8 | |
| 11 | 1 | 4.17 | 11 | 4.64 | Q |
| 13 | 1 | 4.17 | 13 | 5.49 | L |
| 17 | 1 | 4.17 | 17 | 7.17 | D |
| 27 | 1 | 4.17 | 27 | 11.39 | H |
| 29 | 1 | 4.17 | 29 | 12.24 | A |
| 37 | 1 | 4.17 | 37 | 15.61 | G |
| 42 | 1 | 4.17 | 42 | 17.72 | C |
| Total | 24 of 24 | 100.03 | 237 of 237 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 24 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 6 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 61 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 237 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 9.88 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 3.89 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.54 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 25 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 24.4 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 488,000 |
| 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) | 26.7 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00049 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 97.47% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 19,426.23 |
| 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 | 40,992 kg <br /> 40,992 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 48,565.57 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Bordeaux, Olivier (2018), s (IIIe s. a.C.-Ier s. p.C.), Numismatica Antiqua 8, Bordeaux, 326 p.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2009), Handbook of ancient Syrian coins : royal and civic issues, fourth to first centuries BC, The Handbook of Greek Coinage 9, Lancaster, lxix, 332 p.
