S 1272 - Bactria (uncertain mint) (Agathocles), cupro-nickel, 2 units (190-180 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 8526

190 BCE - 180 BCE Bronze; Cupro-nickel 36,342 kg

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	Head of Dionysos right, wearing vine wreath, thyrsus over shoulder. Border of dots.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the 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

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Bactria (uncertain mint)

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Bactria

Modern countryModern country: Afghanistan

AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources:

Agathocles Dikaios (Indo-Greek king, c. 190-180 BC), Bactrian Kingdom

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.

190 BCE

toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

180 BCE

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:

Bronze , Cupro-nickel http://nomisma.org/id/cupro-nickel

Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams

7.80

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:

2 units

StandardStandard.:

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Glenn 20201Glenn 2020, p. 327-330, no. 1-50.
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Obverse dies distribution

FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ	Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	% (n)	Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
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 obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	43	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	37
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	48	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	50
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	1.16	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	1.04
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	1.12	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	86.05 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	232.96	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	4,659,200
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O)	307.14	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00001
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	26%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	429.26
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ	36,342 kg <br /> 36,342 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	1,073.15

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