Seuthopolis (Seuthes III), bronze (Seuthes/rider) (309/8-295 BCE)
From SILVER
308 BCE - 295 BCE Bronze
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Diademed head of Seuthes III right, dotted border |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | ΣΕΥΘΟΥ (Greek).Rider on horseback, prancing right, uncertain control-object (club?) beneath hooves |
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. | 308 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 295 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 | 5.50 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | StandardStandard.: |
Image
H87 Seuthès bronze.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Dimitrov - Pentchev 19841Dimitrov - Pentchev 1984, n° 614-911 | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | Sear I2Sear I, n° 1725, RQEMH3RQEMH, n° 87 | ||
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 | 71 | 66.98 | 71 | 31.42 | 2, 3, 4, 7, 10, 11, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 29, 30, 31, 33, 35, 37, 39, 42, 43, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 56, 58, 59, 62, 64, 65, 66, 67, 69, 73, 74, 78, 79, 80, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106 |
| 2 | 13 | 12.26 | 26 | 11.5 | 1, 34, 36, 38, 40, 44, 45, 55, 63, 68, 70, 71, 76 |
| 3 | 3 | 2.83 | 9 | 3.98 | 57, 77, 81 |
| 4 | 5 | 4.72 | 20 | 8.85 | 5, 28, 41, 60, 75 |
| 5 | 4 | 3.77 | 20 | 8.85 | 13, 26, 27, 53 |
| 6 | 2 | 1.89 | 12 | 5.31 | 6, 61 |
| 7 | 3 | 2.83 | 21 | 9.29 | 8, 19, 23 |
| 8 | 1 | 0.94 | 8 | 3.54 | 32 |
| 9 | 1 | 0.94 | 9 | 3.98 | 12 |
| 10 | 3 | 2.83 | 30 | 13.27 | 9, 54, 72 |
| Total | 106 of 106 | 99.99 | 226 of 226 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 106 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 71 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 165 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 226 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.13 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.37 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.56 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 66.98 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 163.71 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 3,274,200 |
| 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) | 199.63 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00007 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 68.58% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 2,760.98 |
| 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 | 6,902.45 |
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.
