Seuthopolis (Seuthes III), bronze (Seuthes/rider) (309/8-295 BCE)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 8428


308 BCE - 295 BCE Bronze

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Diademed head of Seuthes III right, dotted border
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΣΕΥΘΟΥ (Greek).Rider on horseback, prancing right, uncertain control-object (club?) beneath hooves
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Seuthopolis Ancient regionAncient region.: Thrace Modern countryModern country: Bulgaria 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: Seuthes III (king of the Odrysian kingdom, c. 331-300 BC)
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 308 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 295 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.: Bronze Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 5.50 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: StandardStandard.:
Image
H87 Seuthès bronze.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Dimitrov - Pentchev 19841Dimitrov - Pentchev 1984, n° 614-911
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sear I2Sear I, n° 1725, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 87



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 71 66.98 71 31.42 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 29, 30, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 42, 43, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 69, 73, 74, 78, 79, 80, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106
2 13 12.26 26 11.5 1, 34, 36, 38, 40, 44, 45, 55, 63, 68, 70, 71, 76
3 3 2.83 9 3.98 57, 77, 81
4 5 4.72 20 8.85 5, 28, 41, 60, 75
5 4 3.77 20 8.85 13, 26, 27, 53
6 2 1.89 12 5.31 6, 61
7 3 2.83 21 9.29 8, 19, 23
8 1 0.94 8 3.54 32
9 1 0.94 9 3.98 12
10 3 2.83 30 13.27 9, 54, 72
Total 106 of 106 99.99 226 of 226 99.99
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 106 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  71
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 165 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 226
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 2.13 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 1.37
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 1.56 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  66.98 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  163.71 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  3,274,200
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 199.63 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00007
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 68.58% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  2,760.98
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  n.a. Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  6,902.45
Remarks


References

  1. ^  Dimitrov, Kamen - Pentchev, Vladimir (2004), Seuthopolis, II, Sofia, 161 p., 12 pl.
  2. ^  Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
  3. ^  Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.