S 1254 - Bactria (uncertain mint) (Demetrius I), silver, obols (200-180 BCE)
From SILVER
200 BCE - 180 BCE Silver 1,277 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Head of king Demetrius right, wearing diadem and elephant scalp, drapery around neck. Border of dots. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΔΗΜΗΤΡΙΟΥ (Greek).Heracles, standing facing, crowning himself with right hand, holding club and lion skin over left arm. In left field, monogram. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Bactria (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Bactria | Modern countryModern country: Afghanistan | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: | Bactrian Kingdom, Demetrius I (Indo-Greek king, c. 200–180 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 200 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 180 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 0.65 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | obol
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StandardStandard.: | Attic |
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Glenn 20201Glenn 2020, p. 270-275, no. 1-82. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
| 1 | 29 | 59.18 | 29 | 35.37 | O2, O3, O4, O5, O8, O12, O14, O16, O17, O18, O19, O20, O24, O25, O31, O32, O33, O34, O35, O36, O37, O42, O43, O44, O45, O46, O47, O48, O49 |
| 2 | 12 | 24.49 | 24 | 29.27 | O1, O7, O9, O10, O13, O15, O21, O26, O28, O29, O39, O41 |
| 3 | 4 | 8.16 | 12 | 14.63 | O11, O23, O38, O40 |
| 4 | 3 | 6.12 | 12 | 14.63 | O6, O27, O30 |
| 5 | 1 | 2.04 | 5 | 6.1 | O22 |
| Total | 49 of 49 | 99.99 | 82 of 82 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 49 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 29 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 72 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 82 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 1.67 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.14 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.47 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 59.18 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 98.25 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,965,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O) | 121.76 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00004 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 64.63% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 1,669.21 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ | 1,277 kg <br /> 1,277 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 4,173.03 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Glenn, Simon (2020), Money and Power in Hellenistic Bactria: Euthydemus I to Antimachus I, Numismatic Studies 43, New York, 2020, 394 p., 106 pl.
