Seuthopolis (Seuthes III), bronze (eagle/wreath) (320-309/8 BCE)
From SILVER
320 BCE - 308 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Eagle with closed wings standing right |
| Reverse: | ΣΕΥΘΟΥ (Greek).Wreath of grain ears |
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 | 320 BCE | to | 308 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 2.70 | 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° 469-575 | ||
| 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° 85, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 3.2, n° 1716 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 19 | 55.88 | 19 | 21.84 | 5, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 16, 18, 20, 22, 26, 27, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34 |
| 2 | 4 | 11.76 | 8 | 9.2 | 2, 6, 21, 23 |
| 3 | 1 | 2.94 | 3 | 3.45 | 28 |
| 4 | 3 | 8.82 | 12 | 13.79 | 4, 11, 17 |
| 5 | 2 | 5.88 | 10 | 11.49 | 1, 3 |
| 6 | 3 | 8.82 | 18 | 20.69 | 8, 19, 25 |
| 7 | 1 | 2.94 | 7 | 8.05 | 14 |
| 10 | 1 | 2.94 | 10 | 11.49 | 24 |
| Total | 34 of 34 | 99.98 | 87 of 87 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 34 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 19 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 39 | Number of coins (n) | 87 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.56 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.23 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.15 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 55.88 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 46.77 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 935,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 55.81 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00009 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 78.16% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,720.33 |
| 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 | 9,300.83 |
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.
