S 1276 - Bactria (uncertain mint) (Agathocles), bronze, small module (190-180 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 8609

190 BCE - 180 BCE Bronze

Description

Obverse:	Agathuklayasa (transcription from Brahmi).Arched hill with star. Above, son.
Reverse:	Hiranasame (transcription from Brahmi).Three-branched tree in enclosure.

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

Physical description

Metal:

Bronze

Median weight in grams

5.30

Denomination:

small 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. 336, n° 1-8
Coin series reference:

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
2	2	66.67	4	50	O1, O3
4	1	33.33	4	50	O2
Total	3 of 3	100	8 of 8	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	3	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	0
Number of reverse dies (r)	2	Number of coins (n)	8
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	2.67	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	4
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	0.67	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	0 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	4.04	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	80,800
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	4.8	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00010
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	100%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	3,960.4
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	9,900.99

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