Bisanthe, bronze (2.8g) (Athena/owl) (300-200 BCE)
From SILVER
300 BCE - 200 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Athena right, wearing helmet. |
| Reverse: | ΒΙΣAΝ (Greek).Owl |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Bisanthe | Ancient region: | Thrace | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 300 BCE | to | 200 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 2.80 | Denomination: | Standard: |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Schönert-Geiss 1975, p. 9-10, n° 31-36 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RQEMH, n° 65, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 3.2, n° 1372 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 2 | 33.33 | 2 | 16.67 | B1, C1 |
| 2 | 2 | 33.33 | 4 | 33.33 | B2, C2 |
| 3 | 2 | 33.33 | 6 | 50 | B3, C3 |
| Total | 6 of 6 | 99.99 | 12 of 12 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 6 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 12 | Number of coins (n) | 12 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 9.74 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 194,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 12 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00006 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 83.33% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,464.07 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 6,160.16 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Schönert-Geiss, Edith (1975), Die Münzprägung von Bisanthe, Dikaia, Selymbria, Schriften zur Geschichte und Kultur der Antike 13, Berlin, 62 p., 8 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.
