S 804 - Abdera, bronze, Denomination B - Unit (117-138 CE)
From SILVER
117 CE - 138 CE Bronze
Description
| 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. |
| 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
| Mint: | Abdera | Ancient region: | Thrace | Modern country: Greece | Authority: | Hadrian (Roman emperor, 117-138 AD), Roman Empire |
Chronology
| From | 117 CE | to | 138 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. 352-355, no. 909-931. | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 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 obverses ᵖ (o) | 16 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 9 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 23 | Number of coins (n) | 35 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.19 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.52 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.44 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 56.25 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 24.26 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 485,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 29.47 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00007 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 74.29% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,885.41 |
| 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 | 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.), Paris, de Boccard, 431 p., 64 plates.
