Abdera, silver, drachms (griffin/Apollo) (346-311 BCE)
From SILVER
346 BCE - 311 BCE Silver 5,647 kg
Description
| Obverse: | ABΔHPITEΩN (Greek).Griffin lying left, open wings, front paws raised. |
| Reverse: | ABΔHPITEΩN (Greek).Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath,within linear square. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Abdera | Ancient region: | Thrace | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 346 BCE | to | 311 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 2.40 | Denomination: | drachma
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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. 387, no. B1-B2. | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HGC 3.2, n° 1227 | ||
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 | 5,647 kg <br /> 5,647 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 85 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Chryssanthaki-Nagle, Katerina (2007), L’histoire monétaire d’Abdère en Thrace (VIe s. av. J.-C. – IIe s. ap. J.-C.), Paris, de Boccard, 431 p., 64 plates.
- ^ 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.
