Dionysopolis (Kanites), bronze, 4.2g (Hermes/palm & caduceus) (210-195 BCE)
From SILVER
150 BCE - 110 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Hermes right, wearing petasos |
| Reverse: | BΑΣΙΛE / ΚΑΝΙ / BAK (Greek).Palm frond and kerykeion |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Dionysopolis | Ancient region: | Thrace | Modern country: Bulgaria | Authority: | Kanites, Scythian kings |
Chronology
| From | 150 BCE | to | 110 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 4.20 | 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. 170-172, n° 119-127, p. 184, n° 214-223 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Stolyarik - Kleeberg 2023, p. 1171, n° 39 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 33.33 | 1 | 5.26 | 11 |
| 8 | 1 | 33.33 | 8 | 42.11 | 10 |
| 10 | 1 | 33.33 | 10 | 52.63 | 20 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 99.99 | 19 of 19 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 5 | Number of coins (n) | 19 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 6.33 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3.8 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.67 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.21 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 64,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 3.56 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00030 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 11,838.01 |
| 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 | 29,595.02 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Bronze types for Kanites are often limited to one single die
References
- ^ Draganov, Dimitar (2015), The coinage of the Scythian kings in the West Pontic area, Sofia, Bobokov Bros. Foundation, 309 p.
- ^ Stolyarik, Elena S. - Kleeberg, John M. (2023), Scythians and Greeks on the Western Black Sea. The Coinage of the Kings of Scythia Minor in Dobruja, 218/212–110 BCE, Numismatic Studies 47, Turnhout, Brepols Publishers, VIII + 225 p.
