Thrace (uncertain mint) (Aelis), bronze, 3.5g (Helios /stars) (188-180 BCE)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 13613


188 BCE - 180 BCE Bronze

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Radiate head of Helios facing
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΒΑΣΙΛΕ above, ΑΙΛΙΟΣ below (Greek).Two stars and monogram
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Thrace (uncertain mint) 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: Scythian kings, Aelis
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 188 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 180 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 3.50 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: StandardStandard.:
Image
S1983 Ailis Helios star.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Draganov 20151Draganov 2015, p. 248, n° 688-709, p. 256, n° 751-752
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: HGC 3.22HGC 3.2, n° 2030
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:



Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution.  Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) % (o) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) % (n) Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
1 1 16.67 1 4.17 17
2 1 16.67 2 8.33 22
4 2 33.33 8 33.33 13, 14
5 1 16.67 5 20.83 15
8 1 16.67 8 33.33 16
Total 6 of 6 100.01 24 of 24 99.99
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 6 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  1
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 9 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 24
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 4 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 2.67
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 1.5 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  16.67 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  6.99 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  139,800
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 8 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00017
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 95.83% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  6,866.95
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  n.a. Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  17,167.38
Remarks

Most likely one single workstation

References

  1. ^  Draganov, Dimitar (2015), The coinage of the Scythian kings in the West Pontic area, Sofia, Bobokov Bros. Foundation, 309 p.
  2. ^  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.