S 857 - Bactria (uncertain mint) (Euthydemus I), silver, tetradrachms (235-190 BCE)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 9311


235 BCE - 190 BCE Silver 73,611 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of king Euthydemus right, wearing diadem. Border of dots.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΥΘΥΔΗΜΟΥ (Greek).Heracles seated on rock left, naked, holding club, resting on knee. (In right field, a monogram).
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: Euthydemus I of Bactria (satrap of Sogdiana and Greco-Bactrian king, c. 230-c. 200 BC), Bactrian kingdom
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 235 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 190 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 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 16.80 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm Nomisma.org StandardStandard.: Attic
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Bordeaux20181Bordeaux2018, p. 171-194, n° 1-2, 8-9, 19-23, 25, 27, 30-107, 111-129, 132-147, 149-157, 159-165, 168-405, 410-443, 456-486, 488-531
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:



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 70 41.42 70 14.37
2 30 17.75 60 12.32
3 22 13.02 66 13.55
4 15 8.88 60 12.32
5 14 8.28 70 14.37
6 2 1.18 12 2.46
7 7 4.14 49 10.06
9 5 2.96 45 9.24
12 3 1.78 36 7.39
19 1 0.59 19 3.9
Total 169 of 169 100 487 of 487 99.98
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 169 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  70
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 336 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 487
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 2.88 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 1.45
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 1.99 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  41.42 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  219.08 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  4,381,600
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 258.81 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00011
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 85.63% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  4,445.86
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  73,611 kg <br /> 73,611 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  11,114.66
Remarks


References

  1. ^ Bordeaux2018