S 780 - Abdera, bronze, chalkous, 360-350 BC
From SILVER
360 BCE - 350 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Griffin jumping left, open wing, front paws raised. Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | Eagle left or right, holding a snake in his beak. In the field, a magistrate name: ΠΕΙΘΕΣΙΛΕΩΣ. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Abdera | Ancient region: | Thrace | Modern country: Greece | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 360 BCE | to | 350 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Denomination: | chalkous
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Standard: |
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Chryssanthaki-Nagle 2007, p. 187-188, no. 82-89. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 5 | 71.43 | 5 | 55.56 | D1 (variety 1), D3 (variety 1), D4 (variety 1), D6 (variety 1), D2 (variety 2) |
| 2 | 2 | 28.57 | 4 | 44.44 | D2 (variety 1), D5 (variety 1) |
| Total | 7 of 7 | 100 | 9 of 9 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 7 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 5 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 8 | Number of coins (n) | 9 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.29 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.13 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.14 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 71.43 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 24.73 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 494,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 31.5 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00002 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 44.44% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 727.86 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 1,819.65 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Chryssanthaki-Nagle, Katerina (2007), L’histoire monétaire d’Abdère en Thrace (VIe s. av. J.-C. – IIe s. ap. J.-C.), Paris, de Boccard, 431 p., 64 plates.
