Seuthopolis (Seuthes III), bronze (Seuthes/thunderbolt) (309-295 BCE)
From SILVER
309 BCE - 295 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Diademed head of Seuthes III right |
| Reverse: | ΣΕΥΘΟΥ (Greek).Thunderbolt, star 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 | 309 BCE | to | 295 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 2.30 | 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, p. 93-94, n° 912-941 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RQEMH, n° 87a, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 3.2, n° 1718 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 12 | 1 | 50 | 12 | 40 | 2 |
| 18 | 1 | 50 | 18 | 60 | 1 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 30 of 30 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 6 | Number of coins (n) | 30 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 15 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 5 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 3 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 1.97 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 39,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 2.14 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00076 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 30,456.85 |
| 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 | 76,142.13 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Dimitrov, Kamen - Pentchev, Vladimir (2004), Seuthopolis, II, Sofia, 161 p., 12 pl.
- ^ 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.
