S 1734 - Pangaion (uncertain mint) (Bisaltai), silver, octodrachms (480-460 BCE)
From SILVER
480 BCE - 460 BCE Silver 45,423 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | CIΣ-AΓ-ΤΙ-Κ-ΩΝ (Greek).Horse walking to right, his bridle held by the hero Rhesos, nude but for his petasos and holding two spears, walking to right behind his horse |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Quadripartite incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Pangaion (uncertain mint) | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Macedon | Modern countryModern country: Greece | 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: | Bisaltai, Thraco-Macedonian tribes |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 480 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 460 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 28.80 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | octodrachm
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StandardStandard.: | Thraco-Macedonian |
Image
S1734 Bisaltai octodrachms.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Tzamalis 20121Tzamalis 2012, p. 81-112 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2Sear I, n° 1318 | ||
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 | 29 | 52.73 | 29 | 22.14 | 1, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 15, 17, 20, 22, 24, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 33, 34, 35, 40, 41, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55 |
| 2 | 11 | 20 | 22 | 16.79 | 13, 16, 18, 19, 23, 25, 30, 46, 47, 49, 50 |
| 3 | 5 | 9.09 | 15 | 11.45 | 14, 32, 37, 42, 48 |
| 4 | 5 | 9.09 | 20 | 15.27 | 7, 11, 38, 39, 45 |
| 5 | 2 | 3.64 | 10 | 7.63 | 21, 36 |
| 6 | 1 | 1.82 | 6 | 4.58 | 2 |
| 12 | 1 | 1.82 | 12 | 9.16 | 44 |
| 17 | 1 | 1.82 | 17 | 12.98 | 43 |
| Total | 55 of 55 | 100.01 | 131 of 131 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 55 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 29 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 52 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 131 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.38 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.52 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 0.95 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 52.73 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 78.86 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,577,200 |
| 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) | 94.8 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00008 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 77.86% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 3,322.34 |
| 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 | 45,423 kg <br /> 45,423 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 8,305.86 |
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