S 798 - Abdera, bronze, Denomination B - Unit (69-79 CE)
From SILVER
69 CE - 79 CE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | ΟΥΕCΠΑΣΙΑΝΟ ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΙ (Greek).Bust of Vespasian right, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | ΤΙΤΟ ΚΑΙCΑΡΙ ΑΒΔΗΡEΙΤΑΙ (Greek).Head of Titus right. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Abdera | Ancient region: | Thrace | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Vespasian (Roman emperor, 69-79 AD), Roman Empire |
Chronology
| From | 69 CE | to | 79 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. 336-337, no. 880-891. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 4.35 | D3 |
| 2 | 3 | 60 | 6 | 26.09 | D1, D2, D5 |
| 16 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 69.57 | D4 |
| Total | 5 of 5 | 100 | 23 of 23 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 5 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 7 | Number of coins (n) | 23 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 4.6 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 3.29 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.4 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 20 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 5.65 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 113,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 6.39 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00020 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 95.65% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 8,141.59 |
| 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 | 20,353.98 |
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.
