Abdera, bronze, 3.5g (Antoninus Pius/male bust) (138-161 CE)
From SILVER
138 CE - 161 CE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ ΑΝΤWΝΕΙΝ (Greek).Head of Antoninus Pius right. Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | ΑΒΔΗΡΕΙΤWΝ (Greek).Male bust three quarter right, wearing diadem and drapery. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Abdera | Ancient region: | Thrace | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Antoninus Pius (Roman emperor, 138-161 AD) |
Chronology
| From | 138 CE | to | 161 CE | Period: Roman from 30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 3.50 | Denomination: | Standard: |
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References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Chryssanthaki-Nagle 2007, p. 358-360, no. 932-951. | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RPC IV.1, n° 4494 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 28 | 1 | 100 | 28 | 100 | 1 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 28 of 28 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 20 | Number of coins (n) | 28 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 28 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.4 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 20 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 0.96 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 19,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 1.04 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00146 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 58,333.33 |
| 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 | 145,833.33 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
