H 87b - Seuthopolis (Seuthes III), bronze (Seuthes/spearhead) (309-295 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 9116

309 BCE - 295 BCE Bronze

Description

Obverse:	Bearded head of Seuthes r.
Reverse:	ΣΕΥΘΟΥ (Greek).Spearhead

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Seuthopolis

Ancient region:

Thrace

Modern country: Bulgaria

Authority:

Seuthes III (king of the Odrysian kingdom, c. 331-300 BC)

Chronology

From

309 BCE

to

295 BCE

Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Bronze

Median weight in grams

1.30

Denomination:

Standard:

References

Die study reference:	"[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Dimitrov - Pentchev 1984, n° 942-963
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° 87b

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	5	83.33	5	83.33	1, 2, 3, 5, 6
2	1	16.67	2	33.33	4
Total	6 of 6	100	7 of 6	116.66

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	6	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	5
Number of reverse dies (r)	6	Number of coins (n)	6
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	1	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	83.33 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	352.94	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	7,058,800
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)		Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00000
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	16.67%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	34
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	85

Remarks