S 796 - Abdera, bronze, Denomination B - Unit (54-68 CE)
From SILVER
54 CE - 68 CE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | ΝΕΡΩΝΙ ΚΛΑΥΔΙΩ ΚΑΙCΑRΙ CΕΒΑCΤΩ (Greek).Bust of Nero left. Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | ΘΕΩ ΑΒΔΗΡEΙΤΑΙ (Greek).Head of Augustus left. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Abdera | Ancient region: | Thrace | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Nero (Roman emperor, 54-68 AD), Roman Empire |
Chronology
| From | 54 CE | to | 68 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. 334-335, no. 871-877. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 33.33 | 1 | 5.26 | D3 |
| 5 | 1 | 33.33 | 5 | 26.32 | D2 |
| 11 | 1 | 33.33 | 11 | 57.89 | D1 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 99.99 | 17 of 19 | 89.47 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 6 | Number of coins (n) | 19 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 6.33 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3.17 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.21 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 64,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 3.56 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00030 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 94.74% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 11,838.01 |
| 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 | 29,595.02 |
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.
