Dionysopolis (Ataias), bronze, 4.8g (Dionysus/horseman) (345-339 BCE)
From SILVER
345 BCE - 339 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | ΔI (Greek).Head of Dionysios right, wearing ivy wreath |
| Reverse: | Archer (king Ataias) on horseback left, with gorytos on his belt |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Dionysopolis | Ancient region: | Thrace | Modern country: Bulgaria | Authority: | Ataias (350-339 BCE), Scythian kings |
Chronology
| From | 345 BCE | to | 339 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 4.80 | 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.]]1Draganov 2015, p. 158-160, n° 17-39 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HGC 3.2, n° 1778 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 5 | 1 | 50 | 5 | 25 | 2 |
| 15 | 1 | 50 | 15 | 75 | 1 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 20 of 20 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 4 | Number of coins (n) | 20 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 10 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 5 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 2.03 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 40,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 2.22 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00049 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 19,704.43 |
| 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 | 49,261.08 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Draganov, Dimitar (2015), The coinage of the Scythian kings in the West Pontic area, Sofia, Bobokov Bros. Foundation, 309 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.
