S 1279 - Bactria (uncertain mint) (Antimachus I), silver, drachms (185-170 BCE)
From SILVER
185 BCE - 170 BCE Silver 962 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Head of king Antimachus right, wearing diadem and kausia. Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΥΟΝΤΟΣ ΘΕΟΥ ΑΝΤΙΜΑΧΟΥ (Greek).Poseidon standing facing, holding trident and palm with ribbon. In right field, monogram |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Bactria (uncertain mint) | Ancient region: | Bactria | Modern country: Afghanistan | Authority: | Antimachus I (Indo-Greek king, c. 185 BC-170 BC), Bactrian Kingdom |
Chronology
| From | 185 BCE | to | 170 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 4.00 | Denomination: | drachma
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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. 358-361, n° 1-60 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 11 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 33 | Number of coins (n) | 60 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 5.45 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.82 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 9.09 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 12.03 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 240,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 13.47 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00025 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 98.33% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 9,975.06 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 962 kg <br /> 962 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 24,937.66 |
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.
