S 793 - Abdera, bronze, Denomination B - Unit (14-37 CE)
From SILVER
14 CE - 37 CE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | TIBEPIΩ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΩ (Greek).Bust of Tiberius right, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | ΘΕΩ ΣΕΒΑΣΤΩ ΑΒΔΗΡEΙΤΩΝ (Greek).Head of Augustus right. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Abdera | Ancient region: | Thrace | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Tiberius (Roman emperor, 14-37 AD), Roman Empire |
Chronology
| From | 14 CE | to | 37 CE | Period: Roman from 30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Denomination: | Denomination B - Unit | 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. 330, no. 852-860. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 3 | 60 | 3 | 25 | D2, D4, D5 |
| 2 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 16.67 | D3 |
| 5 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 41.67 | D1 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 10 of 12 | 83.34 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 3 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 8 | Number of coins (n) | 12 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.4 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.5 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.6 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 60 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 7.14 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 142,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 8.57 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00008 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 75% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,361.34 |
| 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 | 8,403.36 |
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.
