S 851 - Bactria (uncertain mint) (Diodotus I), silver, drachms (255-235 BCE) Bordeaux
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|Reverse legend language=Greek | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
|Reverse description=Zeus left, naked, aegis on left arm, brandishing thunderbolt. At feet, eagle. In field, a monogram (and a letter). All within border of dots. | |Reverse description=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= | + | |Mint=Bactria (uncertain mint) |
− | |Authority=Diodotus I of Bactria (Seleucid satrap and | + | |Ancient region=Bactria |
− | |Date from=255 | + | |Authority=Diodotus I of Bactria (Seleucid satrap and king in Bactria, c. 255/50-239 BC); Bactrian kingdom |
− | |Date to=225 | + | |Date from=255 BCE |
+ | |Date to=225 BCE | ||
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination=drachma | |Denomination=drachma | ||
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− | | | + | |Median weight=4.20 |
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|RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | |RQEM reference=RQEM ad. | ||
|RQEM reference number=851 | |RQEM reference number=851 | ||
+ | |Die study reference=Bordeaux 2018, p. 153-167, n° 86-88, 98, 207-211, 308-309, 312-313, 315, 317-320, 325-326, 334-336, 412, 416, 424, 429-433, 447-452, 455-460, 466 | ||
|Number of obverse dies=28 | |Number of obverse dies=28 | ||
|Number of singletons=20 | |Number of singletons=20 | ||
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|Number of dies=2 | |Number of dies=2 | ||
|Die name=c,h | |Die name=c,h | ||
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Revision as of 19:15, 11 March 2023
255 BCE - 225 BCE Silver 5,200 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.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ANΤIΓONΟΥ (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: | Diodotus I of Bactria (Seleucid satrap and king in Bactria, c. 255/50-239 BC), Bactrian kingdom |
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.. | 225 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 | 4.20 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | drachma | StandardStandard.: | Attic |
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Bordeaux 20181 | ||
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 | 20 | 71.43 | 20 | 45.45 | e, f, g, j, k, m, n, p, q, r, s, t, u, v, w, x, y, z, bb |
2 | 2 | 7.14 | 4 | 9.09 | b, i |
3 | 4 | 14.29 | 12 | 27.27 | a, l, o, aa |
4 | 2 | 7.14 | 8 | 18.18 | c, h |
Total | 28 of 28 | 100 | 44 of 44 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 28 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 20 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 31 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 44 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 1.57 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.42 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.11 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 71.43 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 61.91 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,238,200 |
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) | 77 | 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) | 54.55% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 1,421.42 |
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 | 5,200 kg <br /> 5,200 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 3,553.55 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Bordeaux, Olivier (2018), s (IIIe s. a.C.-Ier s. p.C.), Numismatica Antiqua 8, Bordeaux, 326 p.