Abdera, silver, tetradrachms (griffin/incuse square) (492-449/8 BCE)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 7493


492 BCE - 449/8 BCE Silver 40,071 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: ΔΑΜ (Greek).Griffin seated left, with open wings and both forelegs raised, above to left, ΔΑΜ.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: Quadripartite incuse square.
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Abdera Ancient regionAncient region.: Thrace Modern countryModern country: Greece AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources:
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 492 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 449/8 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Archaic and Classical
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 14.85 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm Nomisma.org StandardStandard.:
Image
AC103 Abdera.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: May 19661May 1966
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sear I2Sear I, n° 1529 and 1535-1536, RQEMAC3RQEMAC, n° 103, HGC 3.24HGC 3.2, n° 1133



Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution.  Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) % (o) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) % (n) Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
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 obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 81 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  52
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) NC"NC" is not a number. Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 158
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 1.95 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  64.2 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  134.92 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  2,698,400
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 166.21 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00006
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 67.09% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  2,342.13
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  40,071 kg <br /> 40,071 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  5,855.32
Remarks


References

  1. ^  May, John M F. (1966), The coinage of Abdera (540-345 B.C.), RNS Spec. Publ. 3, London, 268 p., 24 pl.
  2. ^  Sear, David R. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
  3. ^  Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
  4. ^  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.