S 794 - Abdera, bronze, Denomination B - Unit (41-54 CE)
From SILVER
41 CE - 54 CE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | TIBEPIΩ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΩ ΚΑΙC(ΑPI) ΓΕΡΜΑΝΙΚΩ CΕΒΑC (Greek).Bust of Claudius left. Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | ΘΕΩ CΕΒΑCΤΩ ΑΒΔΗΡEΙΤΩΝ (Greek).Head of Augustus left. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Abdera | Ancient region: | Thrace | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Claudius (Roman emperor, 13-54 BC), Roman Empire |
Chronology
| From | 41 CE | to | 54 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. 331-332, no. 861-866. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 18.18 | D3, D4 |
| 4 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 36.36 | D1 |
| 5 | 1 | 25 | 5 | 45.45 | D2 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 11 of 11 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 6 | Number of coins (n) | 11 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.75 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.83 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.5 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 50 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 5.3 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 106,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 6.29 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00010 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 81.82% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 4,150.94 |
| 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 | 10,377.36 |
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.
