S 1265 - Bactria (uncertain mint) (Pantaleon), silver, tetradrachm (190-180 BCE)
From SILVER
190 BCE - 180 BCE Silver 893 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of king Pantaleon right, wearing diadem. Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΑΝΤΑΛΕΟΝΤΟΣ (Greek).Zeus seated on throne left, holding scepter in left hand and Hecate with two torches on outstreched right hand. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Bactria (uncertain mint) | Ancient region: | Bactria | Modern country: Afghanistan | Authority: | Pantaleon (Indo-Greek king, c. 190-180 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 190 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 | 16.00 | 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.]]1Glenn 2020, p. 308, no. 1-5. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 50 | 1 | 20 | O2 |
| 4 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 80 | O1 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 5 of 5 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 3 | Number of coins (n) | 5 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.67 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.5 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 50 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 2.79 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 55,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 3.33 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00009 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 80% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,584.23 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 893 kg <br /> 893 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 8,960.57 |
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.
