S 1258 - Bactria (uncertain mint) (Euthydemus II), silver, tetradrachms (180 BCE)
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180 BCE - 180 BCE Silver 15,452 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of king Euthydemus right, wearing diadem. Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΥΘΥΔΗΜΟΥ (Greek).Heracles, standing facing, wearing wreath, naked, holding wreath with right hand, club and lion skin over left arm. In left field, monogram. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Bactria (uncertain mint) | Ancient region: | Bactria | Modern country: Afghanistan | Authority: | Euthydemus II (Indo-Greek king, c. 180 BC), Bactrian Kingdom |
Chronology
| From | 180 BCE | to | 180 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 16.40 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1S. Glenn, Money and Power in Hellenistic Bactria: Euthydemus I to Antimachus I, New York, 2020, p. 289-299, no. 1-174. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 11 | 26.83 | 11 | 6.32 | O11, O14, O16, O17, O24, O25, O26, O28, O37, O39, O41 |
| 2 | 7 | 17.07 | 14 | 8.05 | O1, O3, O12, O13, O19, O29, O40 |
| 3 | 4 | 9.76 | 12 | 6.9 | O8, O33, O35, O38 |
| 4 | 3 | 7.32 | 12 | 6.9 | O4, O10, O34 |
| 5 | 5 | 12.2 | 25 | 14.37 | O6, O18, O30, O32, O36 |
| 6 | 3 | 7.32 | 18 | 10.34 | O7, O20, O31 |
| 7 | 1 | 2.44 | 7 | 4.02 | O22 |
| 8 | 2 | 4.88 | 16 | 9.2 | O15, O23 |
| 10 | 1 | 2.44 | 10 | 5.75 | O5 |
| 11 | 1 | 2.44 | 11 | 6.32 | O9 |
| 14 | 1 | 2.44 | 14 | 8.05 | O2 |
| 15 | 1 | 2.44 | 15 | 8.62 | O27 |
| 9 | 1 | 2.44 | 9 | 5.17 | O15, O23 |
| Total | 41 of 41 | 100.02 | 174 of 174 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 41 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 11 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 101 | Number of coins (n) | 174 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4.24 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.72 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.46 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 26.83 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 47.11 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 942,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 53.64 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00018 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 93.68% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 7,386.97 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 15,452 kg <br /> 15,452 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 18,467.42 |
Remarks
References
- ^ S. Glenn
