S 810 - Abdera, silver, tetradrachms (336-311 BCE)
From SILVER
336 BCE - 311 BCE Silver 6,084 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ABΔHPITEΩN (Greek).Differents types : 1) Griffin lying left or right, open wings, (right front paw raised). (Border of dots) (no. 2-3, 21-23, 30-33, 44, 75-91, 93, 110-111, 124-140, 159-176), 2) Griffin jumping left, open wing, one paw raised (no. 36), 3) Head of Apollo tree quarter right, wearing laurel wreath (no. 20). |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Differents types : 1) Head of Apollo right, wearing laurel wreath. In the field, magisrate name (and cantharos) (n° 2-3, 21-23, 30-36, 44, 75-91, 93, 110-111, 124-140, 159-176), 2) Griffin lying left, open wings, right front paw raised. In the field, a capricorn head and a magistrate name (n° 20). |
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: |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 336 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 311 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical and Hellenistic |
Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver 
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 10.50 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: |
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Chryssanthaki-Nagle 20071Chryssanthaki-Nagle 2007, p. 387-411, no. 2-3, 20-23, 30-36, 44, 75-91, 93, 110-111, 124-140, 159-176, 187-188. | ||
| 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 | 6 | 22.22 | 6 | 3.61 | 1 (ΟΜΗ), 3 (ΑΝΑ), 5 (ΑΝΑ), 3 (ΔΗΜ), 1 (ΠΟΛ), 4 (ΙΠΠ) |
| 2 | 5 | 18.52 | 10 | 6.02 | 2 (ΟΜΗ), 1 (ΠΥΘΟ, issue 1), 1 (ΑΝΑ), 4 (ΑΝΑ), 2 (ΠΥΘΗ) |
| 3 | 3 | 11.11 | 9 | 5.42 | 2 (ΑΝΑ), 6 (ΑΝΑ), 1 (ΠΥΘΗ) |
| 4 | 2 | 7.41 | 8 | 4.82 | 1 (ΔΗΜ), 2 (ΕΥΡ) |
| 5 | 2 | 7.41 | 10 | 6.02 | 1 (ΑΙΓ), 3 (ΙΠΠ) |
| 6 | 1 | 3.7 | 6 | 3.61 | 1 (ΠΥΘΟ, issues 2-3) |
| 7 | 1 | 3.7 | 7 | 4.22 | 1 (ΙΠΠ) |
| 8 | 1 | 3.7 | 8 | 4.82 | 3 (ΔΙΟ) |
| 12 | 2 | 7.41 | 24 | 14.46 | 1 (ΕΥΡ), 2 (ΙΠΠ) |
| 17 | 1 | 3.7 | 17 | 10.24 | 1 (ΔΙΟ) |
| 18 | 1 | 3.7 | 18 | 10.84 | 2 (ΔΗΜ) |
| 21 | 1 | 3.7 | 21 | 12.65 | 2 (ΔΙΟ) |
| 22 | 1 | 3.7 | 22 | 13.25 | 1 (ΔΙΟ) |
| Total | 27 of 27 | 99.98 | 166 of 166 | 99.98 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 27 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 6 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 59 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 166 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 6.15 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 2.81 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 2.19 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 22.22 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 28.97 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 579,400 |
| 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) | 32.24 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00029 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 96.39% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 11,460.13 |
| 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 | 6,084 kg <br /> 6,084 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 28,650.33 |
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.
