S 1243 - Bactria (uncertain mint A) (Euthydemus), silver, drachms (230-200 BCE)
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|Obverse description=Head of king Euthydemus right, wearing diadem. Border of dots. | |Obverse description=Head of king Euthydemus right, wearing diadem. Border of dots. | ||
|Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΥΘΥΔΗΜΟΥ | |Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΥΘΥΔΗΜΟΥ | ||
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|Mint=Bactria (uncertain mint A) | |Mint=Bactria (uncertain mint A) | ||
|Ancient region=Bactria | |Ancient region=Bactria | ||
| − | |Authority=Euthydemus I of Bactria (satrap of Sogdiana and | + | |Authority=Euthydemus I of Bactria (satrap of Sogdiana and Greco-Bactrian king, c. 230-c. 200 BC); Bactrian Kingdom |
|Date from=230 BCE | |Date from=230 BCE | ||
|Date to=200 BCE | |Date to=200 BCE | ||
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|RQEM reference number=1243 | |RQEM reference number=1243 | ||
|Die study reference=Glenn 2020, p. 237, no. 1-5. | |Die study reference=Glenn 2020, p. 237, no. 1-5. | ||
| + | |Coin series reference=HGC 12, n° 46 | ||
|Number of obverse dies=4 | |Number of obverse dies=4 | ||
|Number of singletons=3 | |Number of singletons=3 | ||
|Number of reverse dies=5 | |Number of reverse dies=5 | ||
|Number of coins=5 | |Number of coins=5 | ||
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|Number of unidentified obverse dies=0 | |Number of unidentified obverse dies=0 | ||
|Number of unidentified reverse dies=0 | |Number of unidentified reverse dies=0 | ||
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|Number of dies=3 | |Number of dies=3 | ||
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Revision as of 17:02, 8 February 2023
230 BCE - 200 BCE Silver 1,201 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 separate pile of rocks. In right field, monogram. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Bactria (uncertain mint A) | 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. | 230 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 200 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.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 3.85 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | drachma
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StandardStandard.: | Attic |
Image
S1242 Euthydemus drachms Mint A.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Glenn 20201Glenn 2020, p. 237, no. 1-5. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HGC 122HGC 12, n° 46 | ||
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 | 3 | 75 | 3 | 60 | 1, 3, 4 |
| 2 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 40 | 2 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 5 of 5 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 5 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 5 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 1.25 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.25 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 75 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 15.6 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 312,000 |
| 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) | 20 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00002 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 40% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 641.03 |
| 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 | 1,201 kg <br /> 1,201 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 1,602.56 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Glenn, Simon (2020), Money and Power in Hellenistic Bactria: Euthydemus I to Antimachus I, Numismatic Studies 43, New York, 2020, 394 p., 106 pl.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2013), Handbook of coins of Baktria and ancient India : including Sogdiana, Margiana, Areia, and the Indo-Greek, Indo-Skythian, and native Indian states south of the Hindu Kush, fifth century BC to first century, Lancaster-London,
