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{{Die Study | {{Die Study | ||
|Image=AC101 Abdera tetradrachm.jpg | |||
|Image reference=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=165034&AucID=203&Lot=83 | |||
|Obverse description=Griffon with curved wings seated l., raising its l. foreleg | |||
|Reverse description=Incuse square | |||
|Mint=Abdera | |Mint=Abdera | ||
|Date from=540 | |Ancient region=Thrace | ||
|Date to=492 | |Date from=540 BCE | ||
|Date to=492 BCE | |||
|Period=Archaic | |Period=Archaic | ||
|Metal=Silver | |Metal=Silver | ||
|Denomination=tetradrachm | |Denomination=tetradrachm | ||
| | |Median weight=14.85 | ||
|RQEM reference=RQMAC | |RQEM reference=RQMAC | ||
|RQEM reference number=102 | |RQEM reference number=102 | ||
|Die study reference=May 1966, p. 59-66. | |||
|Coin series reference=Sear I, n° 1336; RQEMAC, n° 102 ; HGC 3.2, n°1127-1129 | |||
|Number of obverse dies=12 | |Number of obverse dies=12 | ||
|Number of singletons=7 | |Number of singletons=7 | ||
|Number of reverse dies=NC | |Number of reverse dies=NC | ||
|Number of coins=24 | |Number of coins=24 | ||
|Workstation=Most likely one single workstation | |||
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{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=1 | |||
|Number of dies=7 | |||
|Die name=2,7,8,15,19,20,45 | |||
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|Frequency=2 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=5 | |||
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|Frequency=3 | |||
|Number of dies=2 | |||
|Die name=1,4 | |||
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{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=4 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=9 | |||
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{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=5 | |||
|Number of dies=1 | |||
|Die name=14 | |||
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{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=1 | |||
|Number of dies=7 | |||
|Die name=2,7,8,15,19,20,45 | |||
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Latest revision as of 17:43, 11 May 2023
540 BCE - 492 BCE Silver 5,786 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Griffon with curved wings seated l., raising its l. foreleg |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Incuse square |
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. | 540 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 492 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Archaic until 480 BC 
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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 | 14.85 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | tetradrachm
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StandardStandard.: |
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 | 7 | 58.33 | 7 | 29.17 | 2, 7, 8, 15, 19, 20, 45 |
| 2 | 1 | 8.33 | 2 | 8.33 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 | 16.67 | 6 | 25 | 1, 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 8.33 | 4 | 16.67 | 9 |
| 5 | 1 | 8.33 | 5 | 20.83 | 14 |
| Total | 12 of 12 | 99.99 | 24 of 24 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 12 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 7 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | NC"NC" is not a number. | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 24 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 2 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 58.33 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 19.48 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 389,600 |
| 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) | 24 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00006 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 70.83% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 2,464.07 |
| 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 | 5,786 kg <br /> 5,786 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 6,160.16 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
