Abdera, hemistaters (griffin/lion) (411/10-386/5 BCE)
From SILVER
410 BCE - 385 BCE Silver 554 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Griffin seated left, right forepaw raised. |
| Reverse: | EP O-PX-AM-O (Greek).Lion standing right within linear square, EP O-PX-AM-O around. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Abdera | Ancient region: | Thrace | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 410 BCE | to | 385 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 6.10 | Denomination: | hemistater
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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, p. 205-207 (Group LXXXIX) | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RQEMAC, n° 106a | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 25 | 1 | 5.56 | 197 |
| 3 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 16.67 | 196 |
| 7 | 2 | 50 | 14 | 77.78 | 194, 195 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 18 of 18 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 8 | Number of coins (n) | 18 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4.5 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.25 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 25 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 4.54 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 90,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 5.14 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00020 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 94.44% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 7,929.52 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 554 kg <br /> 554 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 19,823.79 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
