S 1259 - Bactria (uncertain mint) (Euthydemus II), silver, drachms (180 BCE)
From SILVER
180 BCE - 180 BCE Silver 882 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 |
Physical description
| Metal: | Silver |
Median weight in grams | 4.00 | Denomination: | drachma |
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. 299-301, no. 1-30. | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 9 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 5 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 21 | Number of coins (n) | 30 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.33 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.43 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.33 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 55.56 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 11.03 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 220,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 12.86 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00014 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 83.33% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 5,439.71 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 882 kg <br /> 882 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 13,599.27 |
Remarks
References
- ^ S. Glenn