Abdera, silver, triobols (griffin/lion scalp) (492-449/8 BCE)
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492 BCE - 449/8 BCE Silver 131 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Griffin seated left, raising right forepaw. |
| Reverse: | Lion's scalp facing within 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 | 1.55 | Denomination: | triobol
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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.]]1May 1966, p. 112-113, n° 114-118. | ||
| 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° 1531-1532 and 1537, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3RQEMAC, n° 103a | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 3 | 1 | 25 | 3 | 10.71 | 52 |
| 5 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 17.86 | 101 |
| 8 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 28.57 | 100 |
| 12 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 42.86 | 99 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 28 of 28 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 6 | Number of coins (n) | 28 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 7 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 4.67 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.5 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 4.22 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 84,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4.67 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00033 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 13,270.14 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 131 kg <br /> 131 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 33,175.36 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
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.
