Abdera, silver, tetradrachms (griffin/incuse square) (492-449/8 BCE)
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492 BCE - 449/8 BCE Silver 40,071 kg
Description
| Obverse: | ΔΑΜ (Greek).Griffin seated left, with open wings and both forelegs raised, above to left, ΔΑΜ. |
| Reverse: | Quadripartite incuse square. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Abdera | Ancient region: | Thrace | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 492 BCE | to | 449/8 BCE | Period: Archaic until 480 BC  , Classical 480-323 BC
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 14.85 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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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 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear I, n° 1529 and 1535-1536, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 103, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]4HGC 3.2, n° 1133 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 52 | 64.2 | 52 | 32.91 | 51, 53, 58, 59, 60, 61, 65, 69, 70, 71, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 93, 96, 97, 98, 106, 107, 109, 110, 115, 116, 117, 121, 122, 125, 128, 130, 131, 132, 134, 138, 141, 142, 143, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151 |
| 2 | 17 | 20.99 | 34 | 21.52 | 52, 54, 64, 84, 91, 92, 108, 112, 126, 127, 129, 133, 135, 136, 137, 140, 144 |
| 3 | 4 | 4.94 | 12 | 7.59 | 57, 68, 94, 124 |
| 5 | 1 | 1.23 | 5 | 3.16 | 123 |
| 6 | 2 | 2.47 | 12 | 7.59 | 114, 119 |
| 7 | 1 | 1.23 | 7 | 4.43 | 95 |
| 8 | 2 | 2.47 | 16 | 10.13 | 66, 111 |
| 10 | 2 | 2.47 | 20 | 12.66 | 113, 118 |
| Total | 81 of 81 | 100 | 158 of 158 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 81 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 52 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | NC"NC" is not a number. | Number of coins (n) | 158 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.95 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 64.2 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 134.92 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 2,698,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 166.21 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00006 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 67.09% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,342.13 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 40,071 kg <br /> 40,071 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 5,855.32 |
Remarks
References
- ^ May, John M F. (1966), The coinage of Abdera (540-345 B.C.), RNS Spec. Publ. 3, London, 268 p., 24 pl.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
- ^ 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.
