S 1275 - Bactria (uncertain mint) (Agathocles), bronze, large module (190-180 BCE)
From SILVER
190 BCE - 180 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Rajane Agathuklayasa (transcription from Brahmi).Female (deity?) left, holding flower. |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΑΓΑΘΟΚΛΕΟΥΣ (Greek).Lion standing right. |
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
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Median weight in grams | 13.00 | Denomination: | large module | 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. 333-336, no. 1-48. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 5 | 27.78 | 5 | 10.42 | O3, O12, O16, O17, O18 |
| 2 | 6 | 33.33 | 12 | 25 | O1, O5, O7, O8, O9, O13 |
| 3 | 3 | 16.67 | 9 | 18.75 | O10, O11, O15 |
| 4 | 1 | 5.56 | 4 | 8.33 | O14 |
| 5 | 1 | 5.56 | 5 | 10.42 | O6 |
| 6 | 1 | 5.56 | 6 | 12.5 | O2 |
| 7 | 1 | 5.56 | 7 | 14.58 | O4 |
| Total | 18 of 18 | 100.02 | 48 of 48 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 18 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 5 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 38 | Number of coins (n) | 48 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.67 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.26 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.11 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 27.78 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 24.23 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 484,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 28.8 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00010 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 89.58% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,962.03 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 9,905.08 |
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.
