S 1656 - Begram ? (Vima Kadphises), gold, dinars (113-128 CE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 11495

113 CE - 128 CE Gold 33,306 kg

Description

Obverse:	(Greek).Bearded bust of king left wearing tall cap, emerging from mountain top represented as round boulders, holding club in right hand and with left hand on hilt of sword
Reverse:	(Karosthi).Oesho/Shiva standing facing, head left, holding trident in right hand, water-pot and animal skin in left

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Begram

Ancient region:

Bactria

Modern country: Afghanistan

Authority:

Vima Kadphises

Chronology

From

113 CE

to

128 CE

Period: Roman from 30 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Gold

Median weight in grams

7.90

Denomination:

dinar, stater

Standard:

Image

]]S1656 Vima Kadphises staters.jpg [1]

References

Die study reference:	"[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Bracey 2009
Coin series reference:

Obverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	20	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ
Number of reverse dies (r)	56	Number of coins (n)	140
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	7	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	2.5
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	2.8	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	%
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	21.08	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	421,600
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)	23.33	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00033
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	13,282.73
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	33,306 kg <br /> 33,306 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	33,206.83

Remarks

Most likely more than 2 workstations