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{{Die Study | {{Die Study | ||
|Image=AC101 Abdera octodrachm.jpg | |||
|Image reference=https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=960977&AucID=1866&Lot=17 | |||
|Obverse description=Griffon with rounded wings seated l. on leaf-and- tongue exergual line, raising its r. foreleg; in field l., ΑΝΤΙ, above, two pellets | |||
|Reverse description=Shallow four-part 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=octodrachm | |Denomination=octodrachm | ||
| | |Standard=Thraco-Macedonian | ||
| | |Median weight=29.60 | ||
|RQEM reference=RQMAC | |RQEM reference=RQMAC | ||
|RQEM reference number=101 | |RQEM reference number=101 | ||
|Die study reference=May 1966, p. 59-81 | |||
|Coin series reference=Sear I, n° 1335 and 1339; RQEMAC, n° 101 ; HGC 3.2, n° 1124-1125 | |||
|Number of obverse dies=26 | |Number of obverse dies=26 | ||
|Number of singletons=17 | |Number of singletons=17 | ||
|Number of coins=37 | |Number of coins=37 | ||
|Workstation=Most likely one single workstation | |||
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{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=1 | |||
|Number of dies=17 | |||
|Die name=3,6,10,11,12,18,28,29,30,31,33,34,38,39,40,42,43 | |||
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|Number of dies=7 | |Number of dies=7 | ||
|Die name=13,27,35,36,37,41,44 | |Die name=13,27,35,36,37,41,44 | ||
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{{Distribution Item | |||
|Frequency=3 | |||
|Number of dies=2 | |||
|Die name=21,32 | |||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 17:44, 11 May 2023
540 BCE - 492 BCE Silver 41,280 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Griffon with rounded wings seated l. on leaf-and- tongue exergual line, raising its r. foreleg, in field l., ΑΝΤΙ, above, two pellets |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Shallow four-part 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 | 29.60 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | octodrachm
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StandardStandard.: | Thraco-Macedonian |
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 | 17 | 65.38 | 17 | 45.95 | 3, 6, 10, 11, 12, 18, 28, 29, 30, 31, 33, 34, 38, 39, 40, 42, 43 |
| 2 | 7 | 26.92 | 14 | 37.84 | 13, 27, 35, 36, 37, 41, 44 |
| 3 | 2 | 7.69 | 6 | 16.22 | 21, 32 |
| Total | 26 of 26 | 99.99 | 37 of 37 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 26 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 17 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 37 | |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 1.42 | 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 | 65.38 % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 69.73 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 1,394,600 |
| 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) | 87.45 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00003 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 54.05% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 1,061.24 |
| 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 | 41,280 kg <br /> 41,280 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ | 2,653.09 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
