Seuthopolis (Seuthes III), bronze (Seuthes/rider) (295-275 BCE)
From SILVER
295 BCE - 275 BCE Bronze
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed and bearded head r. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣΕΥΘΟΥ (Greek).Rider on horseback right, wreath below. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Seuthopolis | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Thrace | Modern countryModern country: Bulgaria | 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: | Seuthes III (king of the Odrysian kingdom, c. 331-300 BC) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 295 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 275 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Bronze
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 6.10 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | StandardStandard.: |
Image
H88 Seuthès.jpeg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Dimitrov - Pentchev 19841Dimitrov - Pentchev 1984, n° 964-1249 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2Sear I, n° 1725, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 88, HGC 3.24HGC 3.2, n° 1714 | ||
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 | 15 | 26.32 | 15 | 5.64 | 9, 12, 13, 14, 24, 25, 26, 32, 33, 36, 39, 46, 48, 56, 57 |
| 2 | 5 | 8.77 | 10 | 3.76 | 7, 8, 16, 20, 49 |
| 3 | 5 | 8.77 | 15 | 5.64 | 6, 23, 29, 35, 43 |
| 4 | 7 | 12.28 | 28 | 10.53 | 3, 18, 27, 41, 42, 45, 52 |
| 5 | 8 | 14.04 | 40 | 15.04 | 15, 22, 30, 31, 34, 40, 44, 47 |
| 6 | 3 | 5.26 | 18 | 6.77 | 5, 11, 51 |
| 7 | 1 | 1.75 | 7 | 2.63 | 37 |
| 8 | 5 | 8.77 | 40 | 15.04 | 2, 17, 19, 50, 53 |
| 9 | 1 | 1.75 | 9 | 3.38 | 38 |
| 10 | 1 | 1.75 | 10 | 3.76 | 10 |
| 11 | 3 | 5.26 | 33 | 12.41 | 1, 4, 21 |
| 12 | 1 | 1.75 | 12 | 4.51 | 28 |
| 14 | 1 | 1.75 | 14 | 5.26 | 55 |
| 15 | 1 | 1.75 | 15 | 5.64 | 54 |
| Total | 57 of 57 | 99.97 | 266 of 266 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 57 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 15 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 144 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 266 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 4.67 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.85 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.53 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 26.32 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 64.16 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,283,200 |
| 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) | 72.55 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00021 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 94.36% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 8,291.77 |
| 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 | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 20,729.43 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Dimitrov, Kamen - Pentchev, Vladimir (2004), Seuthopolis, II, Sofia, 161 p., 12 pl.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (1997), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires hellénistiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, X + 341 p.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2017), Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors. 3. Part 2: Thrace, Skythia, and Taurike, Sixth to First Centuries BC, Lancaster-London, xix, 232 p.
