S 872 - Punjab (uncertain mint) (Menander), bronze, 16 units (165-130 BCE)
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165 BCE - 130 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ MENANΔΡΟΥ (Greek).Bust of Athena right, wearing helmet. |
| Reverse: | Maharajasa tratarasa Menamdrasa (transcription from Kharoshthi). |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Punjab (uncertain mint) | Ancient region: | Bactria | Modern country: India | Authority: | Menander I Soter (Graeco-Bactrian and Indo-Greek king, 165/155 -130 BC), Indo-Greek kingdom |
Chronology
| From | 165 BCE | to | 130 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 44.00 | Denomination: | 16 units | 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.]]1Bordeaux 2018, p. 250-251, n° 1842-1858 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 14 | 93.33 | 14 | 82.35 | |
| 3 | 1 | 6.67 | 3 | 17.65 | |
| Total | 15 of 15 | 100 | 17 of 17 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 15 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 14 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 16 | Number of coins (n) | 17 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.13 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.06 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.07 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 93.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 95.04 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,900,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 127.5 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00001 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 17.65% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 357.74 |
| 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 | 894.36 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Bordeaux, Olivier (2018), s (IIIe s. a.C.-Ier s. p.C.), Numismatica Antiqua 8, Bordeaux, 326 p.
