S 1268 - Bactria (uncertain mint) (Pantaleon), bronze, 2 units (190-180 BCE)
From SILVER
190 BCE - 180 BCE Bronze; Cupro-nickel 5,115 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Dionysos right, wearing ivy wreath, thyrsus over shoulder. Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΠΑΝΤΑΛΕΟΝΤΟΣ (Greek).Panther standing right, one paw raised, in front of vine. In left field, monogram. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Bactria (uncertain mint) | Ancient region: | Bactria | Modern country: Afghanistan | Authority: | Bactrian Kingdom, 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: | Bronze , Cupro-nickel http://nomisma.org/id/cupro-nickel
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Median weight in grams | 7.50 | Denomination: | 2 units
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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. 309, no. 1-8. | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 10 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 8 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 13 | Number of coins (n) | 13 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.3 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.3 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 80 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 34.1 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 682,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 43.33 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00002 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 38.46% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 762.46 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 5,115 kg <br /> 5,115 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 1,906.16 |
Remarks
Struck in cupro-nickel (C) and bronze (B)
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.
