S 873 - Punjab (uncertain mint) (Menander), bronze, 8 units (165-130 BCE)
From SILVER
165 BCE - 130 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΣΩΤΗΡΟΣ MENANΔΡΟΥ (Greek).Several types: 1) Camel left (no. 1859), 2) Bust of Poseidon right (no. 1860), 3) Head of bull facing (no. 1945-1969). |
| Reverse: | Maharajasa tratarasa Menamdrasa (transcription from Kharoshthi).Several types : 1) Head of bull facing. In field,, Θ and a monogram (no. 1859), 2) Dolphin right. In field, H and monogram (no. 1860), 3) Tripod. In field, (A and) a monogram (no. 1945-1969). |
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 | 19.60 | Denomination: | 8 units
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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.]]1Bordeaux 2018, p. 251-256, n° 1859-1860, 1945-1969 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 9 | 56.25 | 9 | 33.33 | |
| 2 | 5 | 31.25 | 10 | 37.04 | |
| 3 | 1 | 6.25 | 3 | 11.11 | |
| 5 | 1 | 6.25 | 5 | 18.52 | |
| Total | 16 of 16 | 100 | 27 of 27 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 16 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 9 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 20 | Number of coins (n) | 27 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.69 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.35 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.25 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 56.25 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 31.7 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 634,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 39.27 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00004 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 66.67% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 1,703.47 |
| 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 | 4,258.68 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Bordeaux, Olivier (2018), s (IIIe s. a.C.-Ier s. p.C.), Numismatica Antiqua 8, Bordeaux, 326 p.
