Abdera, gold, staters (griffin/Apollo) (346-336 BCE)
346 BCE - 336 BCE Gold 150,592 kg
Description
| Obverse: | AB∆H-PITEΩN (Greek).Griffin seated left |
| Reverse: | ΕΠΙ ΠΟ−ΛΥΦΑΝΤΟΥ (Greek).Laureate head of Apollo right |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Abdera | Ancient region: | Macedon | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 346 BCE | to | 336 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Gold
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Median weight in grams | 6.40 | Denomination: | stater
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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.]]1May 1966, Group CXXXVII 547-8, "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Chryssanthaki-Nagle 2007, p. 155 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 2 | 100 | 2 | 100 | 1, 2 |
| Total | 2 of 2 | 100 | 2 of 2 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 2 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 2 | Number of coins (n) | 2 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 100 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 117.65 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 2,353,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00000 | |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 0% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 34 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 150,592 kg <br /> 150,592 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 85 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation See Roma Numismatics, XI, 7 avr. 2016, lot 264 and Triton II, 1 Dec. 1998, lot 347: "This unique stater, like the unique half stater of May's period VIII, raises many questions. May dated his period VIII from circa 375-360 BC. His explanation for the half stater was that it was an issue of necessity struck after the defeat of Abdera's army and the devastation of its territory by the Triballoi. His period IX covers the approximate dates of 360-345 BC. Since prior to the regular issues of gold by Philip II of Macedon, Greeks striking gold meant economic or military troubles, then one could conclude that this stater was connected with similar contemporary events. However, the context in which it was found has cast doubt on the dating of May's periods. The small hoard contained tetradrachms of Philip II struck posthumously under his son Philip III, as well as Abderan tetradrachms of period IX. None of the coins showed any significant wear. The evidence of this hoard may cause down-dating of the period by as much as forty years."
