S 1272 - Bactria (uncertain mint) (Agathocles), cupro-nickel, 2 units (190-180 BCE)
From SILVER
190 BCE - 180 BCE Bronze; Cupro-nickel 36,342 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of Dionysos right, wearing vine wreath, thyrsus over shoulder. Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΓΑΘΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ (Greek).Panther standing right, one paw raised, in front of vine. In left field or at the exergue, monogram. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Bactria (uncertain mint) | Ancient region: | Bactria | Modern country: Afghanistan | Authority: | Agathocles Dikaios (Indo-Greek king, c. 190-180 BC), Bactrian Kingdom |
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 | 7.80 | 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. 327-330, no. 1-50. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 37 | 86.05 | 37 | 74 | O1, O3, O5, O6, O7, O8, O9, O10, O11, O12, O13, O15, O16, O17, O18, O19, O20, O21, O22, O23, O24, O26, O27, O29, O30, O31, O32, O34, O35, O36, O37, O38, O39, O40, O41, O42, O43 |
| 2 | 5 | 11.63 | 10 | 20 | O2, O4, O14, O25, O33 |
| 3 | 1 | 2.33 | 3 | 6 | O28 |
| Total | 43 of 43 | 100.01 | 50 of 50 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 43 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 37 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 48 | Number of coins (n) | 50 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.16 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.04 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.12 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 86.05 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 232.96 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 4,659,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 307.14 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00001 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 26% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 429.26 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 36,342 kg <br /> 36,342 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 1,073.15 |
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.
