S 1735 - Pangaion (uncertain mint) (Bisaltai), silver, drachms (480-460 BCE)
From SILVER
480 BCE - 460 BCE Silver 2,242 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Horseman, wearing petasos and holding two spears, standing right beside his horse standing right in foreground |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | BIΣA-ΛT-IKO-N (Greek).BIΣA-ΛT-IKO-N in shallow incuse square, around quadripartite square in relief |
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 | 4.10 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | drachma
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StandardStandard.: | Thraco-Macedonian |
Image
S1735 Bisaltai trite.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Tzamalis 20121Tzamalis 2012, p. 113-122 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2Sear I, n° 1320-1321 | ||
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 | 10 | 52.63 | 10 | 22.22 | 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 16, 18 |
| 2 | 2 | 10.53 | 4 | 8.89 | 3, 17 |
| 3 | 4 | 21.05 | 12 | 26.67 | 1, 2, 12, 20 |
| 5 | 1 | 5.26 | 5 | 11.11 | 15 |
| 6 | 1 | 5.26 | 6 | 13.33 | 13 |
| 8 | 1 | 5.26 | 8 | 17.78 | 9 |
| Total | 19 of 19 | 99.99 | 45 of 45 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 19 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 10 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 19 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 45 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.37 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.37 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 52.63 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 27.34 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 546,800 |
| 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) | 32.88 | 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) | 77.78% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 3,291.88 |
| 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 | 2,242 kg <br /> 2,242 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 8,229.7 |
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