S 1263 - Bactria (uncertain mint) (Euthydemus II), bronze, units (180 BCE)
From SILVER
180 BCE - 180 BCE Bronze; Cupro-nickel 483 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΕΥΘΥΔΗΜΟΥ (Greek).Tripod. In left field, monogram. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Bactria (uncertain mint) | Ancient region: | Bactria | Modern country: Afghanistan | Authority: | Bactrian Kingdom, Euthydemus II (Indo-Greek king, c. 180 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 180 BCE | to | 180 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze , Cupro-nickel http://nomisma.org/id/cupro-nickel
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Median weight in grams | 3.20 | Denomination: | unit
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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.]]1Glenn 2020, p. 306, no. 1-7. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 28.57 | O2, O4 |
| 2 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 28.57 | O3 |
| 3 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 42.86 | O1 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 7 of 7 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 4 | Number of coins (n) | 7 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.75 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.75 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 50 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 7.55 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 151,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 9.33 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00005 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 71.43% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,854.3 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 483 kg <br /> 483 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 4,635.76 |
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.
