S 779 - Abdera, bronze, chalkous, 395-360 BC
From SILVER
395 BCE - 360 BCE Bronze
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Differents types : 1) Griffin jumping from a base to left, open wing, front paws raised, (above a cicada) (n° 22, 33-39, 61-81), 2) Griffin seated left or right, open wing, one front paw raised, within linear circle (n° 40-60). |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Different types : 1) Head of 'Hermes left, wearing petasos. In the field, a caduceus and a monetary name: EΠΙ … (n° 22), 2) Head of Dionysos left, bearded, wearing ivy wreath. In the field, a magistrate name: ANAΞΙΔΙΚΟΣ (n° 33-39), 3) Volute krater. In the field, a magistrate name: EYAΓΩΝ (n° 40-45), 4) Head of Silenus/Pan right.In the field, a magistrate name: KΛEAN or KΛΕAΙΝΤΙΔΗΣ (n° 46-60), 5) Female head left, wearing diadem and saccos. In the field, a magistrate name: EXEKPATHΣ (n° 61-62), 6) Scalop shell within incuse square. In the field, ΠΡΩΤ (n° 63-69), 7) Ear of cereal. In the field,ΠΡΩΤHΣ (n° 70-81). |
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. | 395 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 360 BCE | 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.: | Bronze
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 1.40 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | chalkous
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StandardStandard.: |
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Chryssanthaki-Nagle 20071Chryssanthaki-Nagle 2007, p. 181-187, no. 22, 33-81. | ||
| 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 | 38 | 86.36 | 38 | 46.34 | D1 (HPO), D1 (ΑΝΑ), D2 (ΑΝΑ), D3 (ΑΝΑ), D4 (ΑΝΑ), D5(ΑΝΑ), D6(ΑΝΑ), D7(ΑΝΑ), D1(ΕΥΑ), D4 (ΕΥΑ), D5 (ΕΥΑ), D1 (ΚΛΕ 1), D3 (ΚΛΕ 1), D4 (ΚΛΕ 1), D6 (ΚΛΕ 1), D7 (ΚΛΕ 1), D8 (ΚΛΕ 1), D9 (ΚΛΕ 1), D10 (ΚΛΕ 1), D1 (ΚΛΕ 2), D1 (ΚΛΕ 3), D2 (ΚΛΕ 3), D1 (ΕΧΕ), D2 (ΕΧΕ), D2 (ΠΡΟ II), D3 (ΠΡΟ II), D4 (ΠΡΟ II), D5 (ΠΡΟ II), D1 (ΠΡΟ III 1), D2 (ΠΡΟ III 1), D3 (ΠΡΟ III 1), D4 (ΠΡΟ III 1), D5 (ΠΡΟ III 1), D6 (ΠΡΟ III 1), D8 (ΠΡΟ III 1), D9 (ΠΡΟ III 1), D10 (ΠΡΟ III 1), D1 (ΠΡΟ III 2) |
| 2 | 3 | 6.82 | 6 | 7.32 | D3 (ΕΥΑ), D2 (ΚΛΕ), D7 (ΠΡΟ III 1) |
| 3 | 2 | 4.55 | 6 | 7.32 | D5 (ΚΛΕ), D1 (ΠΡΟ II) |
| 5 | 1 | 2.27 | 5 | 6.1 | D2 (ΕΥΑ) |
| Total | 44 of 44 | 100 | 55 of 82 | 67.08 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 44 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 38 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 48 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 82 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 1.86 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.71 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.09 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 86.36 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 76.96 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,539,200 |
| 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) | 94.95 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00005 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 53.66% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 2,130.98 |
| 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 | 5,327.44 |
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.
