Abdera (Trajan), bronze (3g) (Trajan/Nike) (98-117 CE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 9267

98 CE - 117 CE Bronze

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	ΑΥ ΤΡΑ Κ CEΒΑ (Greek).Bust of Trajan right, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	ΑΒΔΗΡΕΙΤΑΙ (Greek).Nike on base left, holding wreath and palm. Border of dots.

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:

Roman Empire, Trajan (Roman emperor, 98-117 AD)

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.

98 CE

toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

117 CE

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Roman from 30 BC

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:

Bronze

Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams

3.00

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:

semis

StandardStandard.:

Roman

Image

]]Abdera_Trajan_Nike.jpg [1]

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	"[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Chryssanthaki-Nagle 2007, p. 341, n° 893-896
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:	"[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2RPC III, p. 87, nr° 669
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:	https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/cn.abdera thrace.1 ed.347

Obverse dies distribution

FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ	Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	% (n)	Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
2	2	100	4	100	1, 2
Total	2 of 2	100	4 of 4	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	2	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	0
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	4	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	4
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	2	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	1
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	2	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	0 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	3.25	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	65,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O)	4	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00006
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	100%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	2,461.54
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ	n.a.	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	6,153.85

Remarks

Most likely one single workstation