Seuthopolis (Seuthes III), bronze (Seuthes/rider) (295-275 BCE)
From SILVER
295 BCE - 275 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed and bearded head r. |
| Reverse: | ΣΕΥΘΟΥ (Greek).Rider on horseback right, wreath below. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Seuthopolis | Ancient region: | Thrace | Modern country: Bulgaria | Authority: | Seuthes III (king of the Odrysian kingdom, c. 331-300 BC) |
Chronology
| From | 295 BCE | to | 275 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 6.10 | Denomination: | Standard: |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Dimitrov - Pentchev 1984, n° 964-1249 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear I, n° 1725, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMH, n° 88, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 3.2, n° 1714 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 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 obverses ᵖ (o) | 57 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 15 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 144 | Number of coins (n) | 266 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4.67 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.85 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.53 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 26.32 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 64.16 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,283,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 72.55 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00021 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 94.36% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 8,291.77 |
| 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 | 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.
