S 804 - Abdera, bronze, Denomination B - Unit, 117-138 BC
From SILVER
117 - 138 Bronze
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Différentes légendes : 1) ΑΥΤΌ ΤΡΑ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟC ΚΑΙCΑΡΙ (n° 909-916) ; 2) ΑΥΤΌΚΡΑ ΤΡΑ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟC ΚΑΙCΑΡ (n° 917-930) ; 3) ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑΤΟΡΑ Κ ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟΝ (n° 931) (Greek).Bust of Hadrian right, (wearing laurel wreath, armour and paludamentum). Border of dots. |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Différentes légendes : 1) ΑΥ ΤΡΑ ΘΕ ΔΙ ΑΒΔΗΡΙΤΑΙ (n° 909-916) ; 2) ΑΥΤΟΚΡΑ ΘΕΩ ΔΙ ΑΒΔΗΡΙΤΑΙ (n° 917-930) ; 3) ΑΔΡΙΑΝΕΙC ΑΒΔΗΡΙΤΑΙ (n° 931) (Greek).Male bust three quarter right, wearing diadem, armour and drapery. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Abdera | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Thrace | Modern countryModern country: Greece | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: | Hadrian (Roman emperor, 117-138 AD) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 117 | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 138 | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Roman from 30 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Bronze
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | Denomination B - Unit | StandardStandard.: | |
| Average weightAverage of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams).: |
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Chryssanthaki-Nagle 20071Chryssanthaki-Nagle 2007, p. 352-355, no. 909-931. | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
| 1 | 9 | 56.25 | 9 | 25.71 | D3 (issue 1), D4 (issue 2), D6 (issue 2), D7 (issue 2), D8 (issue 2), D9 (issue 2), D10 (issue 2), D11 (issue 2), D12 (issue 2) |
| 2 | 2 | 12.5 | 4 | 11.43 | D1 (issue 2), D5 (issue 2) |
| 3 | 2 | 12.5 | 6 | 17.14 | D1 (issue 1), D2 (issue 2) |
| 4 | 2 | 12.5 | 8 | 22.86 | D3 (issue 2), D1 (issue 3) |
| 5 | 1 | 6.25 | 5 | 14.29 | D2 (issue 1) |
| Total | 16 of 16 | 100 | 32 of 35 | 91.43 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 16 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 9 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 23 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 35 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2.19 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.52 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.44 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 56.25 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 24.26 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 485,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O) | 29.47 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00007 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 74.29% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 2,885.41 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 7,213.52 |
Remarks
References
- ^ Chryssanthaki-Nagle, Katerina (2007), L’histoire monétaire d’Abdère en Thrace (VIe s. av. J.-C. – IIe s. ap. J.-C.), 431 p., 64 plates.
