S 804 - Abdera, bronze, Denomination B - Unit, 117-138 BC

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 8779


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 Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze Nomisma.org 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.  Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (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.  (o) 16 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  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)  56.25 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  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.  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  (O) 29.47 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00007
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 74.29% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  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)  n.a. Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  7,213.52
Remarks


References

  1. ^  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.