S 1247 - Bactria (uncertain mint B) (Euthydemus), silver, obols (230-200 BCE)
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− | |Obverse description=Head of king Euthydemus right, wearing diadem. Border of dots | + | |Image=S1247 Euthydemus obol Mint B.jpg |
+ | |Image reference=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1971937&AucID=4668&Lot=432 | ||
+ | |Obverse description=Head of king Euthydemus right, wearing diadem. Border of dots | ||
|Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΥΘΥΔΗΜΟΥ | |Reverse legend=ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΥΘΥΔΗΜΟΥ | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
− | |Reverse description=Heracles seated on rock left, naked, holding club, resting on separate pile of rocks. Border of dots | + | |Reverse description=Heracles seated on rock left, naked, holding club, resting on separate pile of rocks. Border of dots |
− | |Mint= | + | |Mint=Bactria (uncertain mint B) |
− | |Authority=Euthydemus I of Bactria (satrap of Sogdiana and | + | |Ancient region=Bactria |
+ | |Authority=Euthydemus I of Bactria (satrap of Sogdiana and Greco-Bactrian king, c. 230-c. 200 BC); Bactrian Kingdom | ||
+ | |Date from=230 BCE | ||
+ | |Date to=200 BCE | ||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination=obol | |Denomination=obol | ||
− | | | + | |Standard=Attic |
− | | | + | |Median weight=0.60 |
|RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | |RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | ||
|RQEM reference number=1247 | |RQEM reference number=1247 | ||
+ | |Die study reference=Glenn 2020, p. 241, no. 1-10. | ||
|Number of obverse dies=6 | |Number of obverse dies=6 | ||
|Number of singletons=3 | |Number of singletons=3 | ||
+ | |Number of reverse dies=6 | ||
+ | |Number of coins=10 | ||
|Number of unidentified obverse dies=0 | |Number of unidentified obverse dies=0 | ||
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|Number of unidentified reverse dies=0 | |Number of unidentified reverse dies=0 | ||
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{{Distribution Item | {{Distribution Item | ||
|Frequency=1 | |Frequency=1 | ||
|Number of dies=3 | |Number of dies=3 | ||
− | |Die name= | + | |Die name=2,4,5 |
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Distribution Item | ||
+ | |Frequency=2 | ||
+ | |Number of dies=2 | ||
+ | |Die name=3,6 | ||
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+ | {{Distribution Item | ||
+ | |Frequency=3 | ||
+ | |Number of dies=1 | ||
+ | |Die name=1 | ||
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+ | {{Distribution Reverse Item | ||
+ | |Die name=R1,R2,R3,R4,R5,R6 | ||
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Latest revision as of 19:24, 8 February 2023
230 BCE - 200 BCE Silver 145 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. Border of dots |
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Bactria (uncertain mint B) | 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 |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver | Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 0.60 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | obol | StandardStandard.: | Attic |
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Glenn 20201 | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: |
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 | 50 | 3 | 30 | 2, 4, 5 |
2 | 2 | 33.33 | 4 | 40 | 3, 6 |
3 | 1 | 16.67 | 3 | 30 | 1 |
Total | 6 of 6 | 100 | 10 of 10 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 6 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 3 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 6 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 10 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 1.67 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.67 |
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) ᵖ | 50 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 12.1 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 242,000 |
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) | 15 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00004 |
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 70% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 1,652.89 |
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 | 145 kg <br /> 145 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 4,132.23 |
Remarks
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.