S 799 - Abdera, bronze, Denomination A - half-unit, 69-79 BC
From SILVER
69 CE - 79 CE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΙ ΟΥΕCΠΑCΙΑΝΩ (Greek).Bust of Vespasian right, wearing laurel wreath. Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | ΑΒΔΗΡEΙΤΑΙ (Greek).Nike left, wearing chiton, holding wreath and palm. 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 A - half-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. 337, no. 892. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 6 | 1 | 100 | 6 | 100 | D1 |
| Total | 1 of 1 | 100 | 6 of 6 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 1 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 1 | Number of coins (n) | 6 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 6 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 6 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 1.08 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 21,600 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 1.2 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00028 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 11,111.11 |
| 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 | 27,777.78 |
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.
