S 1201 - Pangaion (uncertain mint) (Getas), silver, octodrachms (510-465 BCE) Tatscheva
From SILVER
510 BCE - 465 BCE Silver 22,249 kg
Description
| Obverse: | ΝΟΜΙΣΜΑ ΕΔΟΝΕΟΝ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΟΣ ΓΙΤΑ (typ I) ; ΓΕΤΑ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΗΔΟΝΕΩΝ (typ II) ; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥ ΗΔΩΝΕΩΝ (typ III) (Greek).Man guiding two bulls right. Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | ΓΕΤΑ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΗΔΟΝΑΝ (or ΗΔΟΝΕΩΝ or ΗΔΟΝΕΟΝ) (Greek).Several types: 1) Wheel, 2) quadripartite incuse square. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Pangaion (uncertain mint) | Ancient region: | Macedon | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Getas (king of the Edones), Thraco-Macedonian tribes |
Chronology
| From | 510 BCE | to | 465 BCE | Period: Archaic until 480 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 29.00 | Denomination: | octodrachm
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Standard: | Thraco-Macedonian |
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References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Tatscheva 1998 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear I, n° 1323 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 7 | 77.78 | 7 | 63.64 | |
| 2 | 2 | 22.22 | 4 | 36.36 | |
| Total | 9 of 9 | 100 | 11 of 11 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 9 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 7 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 11 | Number of coins (n) | 11 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.22 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.22 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 77.78 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 38.36 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 767,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 49.5 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00001 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 36.36% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 573.51 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 22,249 kg <br /> 22,249 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 1,433.79 |
Remarks
See ID 12284 (Tzamalis 2012)
