Seuthopolis (Seuthes III), bronze (star/thunderbolt) (320-309/8 BCE)
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+ | |Image=H84 Seuthès.jpeg | ||
+ | |Image reference=https://www.acsearch.info/search.html?id=3583043 | ||
+ | |Obverse description=Star with eight rays | ||
|Reverse legend=ΣΕΥΘΟΥ | |Reverse legend=ΣΕΥΘΟΥ | ||
|Reverse legend language=Greek | |Reverse legend language=Greek | ||
+ | |Reverse description=Thunderbolt | ||
+ | |Mint=Seuthopolis | ||
+ | |Ancient region=Thrace | ||
|Authority=Seuthes III (king of the Odrysian kingdom, c. 331-300 BC) | |Authority=Seuthes III (king of the Odrysian kingdom, c. 331-300 BC) | ||
− | |Date from=320 | + | |Date from=320 BCE |
− | |Date to= | + | |Date to=308 BCE |
|Period=Hellenistic | |Period=Hellenistic | ||
|Metal=Bronze | |Metal=Bronze | ||
− | | | + | |Median weight=1.60 |
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|RQEM reference=RQEMH | |RQEM reference=RQEMH | ||
|RQEM reference number=84 | |RQEM reference number=84 | ||
+ | |Die study reference=Dimitrov - Pentchev 1984, n° 401-468 | ||
+ | |Coin series reference=RQEMH, n° 84; HGC 3.2, n° 1721 | ||
|Number of obverse dies=26 | |Number of obverse dies=26 | ||
|Number of singletons=15 | |Number of singletons=15 | ||
|Number of reverse dies=28 | |Number of reverse dies=28 | ||
|Number of coins=50 | |Number of coins=50 | ||
+ | |Workstation=Most likely one single workstation | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Distribution Item | ||
+ | |Frequency=1 | ||
+ | |Number of dies=15 | ||
+ | |Die name=8,13,14,15,16,17,18,19,20,21,22,23,24,25,26 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Distribution Item | ||
+ | |Frequency=2 | ||
+ | |Number of dies=5 | ||
+ | |Die name=2,5,9,11,12 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Distribution Item | ||
+ | |Frequency=3 | ||
+ | |Number of dies=2 | ||
+ | |Die name=1,6 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Distribution Item | ||
+ | |Frequency=4 | ||
+ | |Number of dies=3 | ||
+ | |Die name=3,7,10 | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{Distribution Item | ||
+ | |Frequency=7 | ||
+ | |Number of dies=1 | ||
+ | |Die name=4 | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:57, 3 June 2023
320 BCE - 308 BCE Bronze
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Star with eight rays |
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣΕΥΘΟΥ (Greek).Thunderbolt |
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. | 320 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 308 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC ![]() |
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Bronze ![]() |
Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 1.60 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | StandardStandard.: |
Image
![](/w/img_auth.php/c/ca/H84_Seuth%C3%A8s.jpeg)
H84 Seuthès.jpeg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: | Dimitrov - Pentchev 19841Dimitrov - Pentchev 1984, n° 401-468 | ||
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | RQEMH2RQEMH, n° 84, HGC 3.23HGC 3.2, n° 1721 |
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 | 15 | 57.69 | 15 | 30 | 8, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26 |
2 | 5 | 19.23 | 10 | 20 | 2, 5, 9, 11, 12 |
3 | 2 | 7.69 | 6 | 12 | 1, 6 |
4 | 3 | 11.54 | 12 | 24 | 3, 7, 10 |
7 | 1 | 3.85 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
Total | 26 of 26 | 100 | 50 of 50 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 26 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 15 |
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 28 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 50 |
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 1.92 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.79 |
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.08 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 57.69 % |
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 43.95 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 879,000 |
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) | 54.17 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00006 |
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 | 2,275.31 |
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 | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 5,688.28 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Dimitrov, Kamen - Pentchev, Vladimir (2004), Seuthopolis, II, Sofia, 161 p., 12 pl.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2017), Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors. 3. Part 2: Thrace, Skythia, and Taurike, Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, xix, 232 p.