410 BCE - 385 BCE Silver 2,242 kg
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| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ABΔ (Greek).Griffin springing left, rising on his hind legs.
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| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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EPI - PPW - TEW (Greek).Three spikes side by side in line square, the whole in recessed square, legend on the perimeter.
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Abdera
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Ancient regionAncient region.:
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Thrace
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Modern countryModern country: Greece
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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:
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Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.
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410 BCE
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toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..
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385 BCE
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PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:
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Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams
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2.85
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:
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tetrobol
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StandardStandard.:
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| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ
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Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)
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% (o)
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Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)
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% (n)
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Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
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| 1
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8
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24.24
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8
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6.61
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208, 234, 258, 259, 260, 264, 265, 268
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| 2
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2
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6.06
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4
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3.31
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262, 266
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| 3
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11
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33.33
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33
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27.27
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232, 238, 239, 240, 242, 255, 256, 263, 267, 271, 272
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| 4
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5
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15.15
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20
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16.53
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209, 257, 261, 270, 274
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| 5
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3
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9.09
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15
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12.4
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233, 236, 237
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| 6
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1
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3.03
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6
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4.96
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241
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| 8
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1
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3.03
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8
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6.61
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207
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| 9
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1
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3.03
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9
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7.44
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273
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| 18
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1
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3.03
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18
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14.88
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219
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| Total
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33 of 33
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99.99
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121 of 121
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100.01
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| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)
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33
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Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ
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8
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| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)
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NC"NC" is not a number.
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Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)
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121
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| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)
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3.67
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Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)
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| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)
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Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ
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24.24 %
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| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ
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39.33
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Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ
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786,600
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| 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)
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45.38
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Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ
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0.00015
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| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)
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93.39%
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Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ
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6,153.06
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| 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
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2,242 kg <br /> 2,242 kg
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Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ
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15,382.66
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References
- ^ May, John M F. (1966), The coinage of Abdera (540-345 B.C.), RNS Spec. Publ. 3, London, 268 p., 24 pl.
- ^ Callataÿ, François de (2003), Recueil quantitatif des émissions monétaires archaïques et classiques, Numismatique Romaine, Wetteren, VII + 267 p.
AC 107 - Abdera, silver, tetrobols (411/10-386/5 BCE)
