Abydus, silver, tetradrachms (110-70 BCE)
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110 BCE - 70 BCE Silver 13,951 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Bust of Artemis right, bow and quiver at shoulder |
| Reverse: | ΑΒΥΔΗΝΩΝ (Greek).Eagle standing right, in field before, dolphin on trident head, in ex., ΞΑΝΘΙΠΠΟΥ |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Abydus | Ancient region: | Troas | Modern country: Turkey | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 110 BCE | to | 70 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 16.60 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
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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.]]1Callataÿ 1996 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear II, n° 4013-4014 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 13 | 37.14 | 13 | 10.4 | 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 22, 23, 25, 33, 35 |
| 2 | 7 | 20 | 14 | 11.2 | 1, 10, 11, 20, 21, 24, 27 |
| 3 | 3 | 8.57 | 9 | 7.2 | 12, 19, 29 |
| 4 | 3 | 8.57 | 12 | 9.6 | 17, 18, 28 |
| 6 | 3 | 8.57 | 18 | 14.4 | 15, 30, 32 |
| 7 | 2 | 5.71 | 14 | 11.2 | 13, 14 |
| 8 | 1 | 2.86 | 8 | 6.4 | 31 |
| 10 | 1 | 2.86 | 10 | 8 | 26 |
| 13 | 1 | 2.86 | 13 | 10.4 | 16 |
| 14 | 1 | 2.86 | 14 | 11.2 | 34 |
| Total | 35 of 35 | 100 | 125 of 125 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 35 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 13 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 95 | Number of coins (n) | 125 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.57 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.32 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.71 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 37.14 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 42.02 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 840,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 48.61 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00015 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 89.6% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 5,949.55 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 13,951 kg <br /> 13,951 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 14,873.87 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
