450 BC - 375 BC

Abdera   Thracia
Αβδηρα   Θράκη

 Drachm / Δραχμή AR 15
 SHH 1596


1596 Abdera Thracia Drachm AR


Parameter

Obverse
Reverse
Notes
Reference



Provenance
Donated
 		2.705 g   14.6-15.9 mm  1.57 eqmm   tmax 2.1 mm    0.2   6:00 o'clock   VF
 σmax(SigmaTest, 240 kHz) = obv. 19.8, rev. 19.6 MS/m
Griffin springing left; both forelegs raised; within circle of dots.
Head of Dionysos right; within linear square; ΜΟΛ / ΠΑ / ΓΟ / [ΡΗΣ] around.
Short deep notch at 9 o'clock at the edge of the obverse side.
BMC Thrace 42 variant (Head of Dionysos left; before 400 BC);
Copenhagen 336 (reduced weight Persic Drachm, 450-400 BC); Dewing ---;
May Period VIΙ Group CΧΙΙΙ 410 (Drachm, 411-375 BC);
Sear Greek 1549 (Hemidrachm, 386-375 BC); Tuebingen ---
Ex Dimitre Genov AAH, 31.3.2002
Griechisches Münzwerk, Berlin-Brandenburgische Akademie der Wissenschaften, 8.2021
Parameter            Measurement coordinates  r and φ are  referred to the die orientation of the obverse
Elektrische Leitfähigkeit SigmaTest, 8 mm probe, 22.8.2021

Comment
 κΗz
60
 120
 240
 480
 960
r
 φ



σ  MS/m
mm
 °
 eqmm












 Initial obv
20.0
 19.4
 18.4
 17.5
 16.8
0
     0
 1.570
 Initial
 rev
19.8
 18.5
 17.0
 15.4
 14.2
0
     0
 1.570

Composition Niton XL2 air plus, 8 mm Colimator, 16.10.2021
Comments

Cu
 Sn
 Pb
 Zn
 As
 Au
 Ag
 Fe
 Ni
 Cr
 Al
 Si
 P
r
 φ



%
 %
 %
 %
 %
 %
 %
 %
 %
 %
 %
 %
 %
mm
 °



















 Initial
 obv
2.0
 0.0
 0.4
 0.0
 0.0
 0.4
 95.4
 0.1
 0.0
 0.0
 0.7
 0.8
 0.2
0
 0
 Initial
 rev
1.8
 0.2
 0.5
 0.0
 0.0
 0.3
 96.6
 0.1
 0.0
 0.0
 0.0
 0.4
 0.2
0
 0

XRFComposition Niton XL2 air plus, 8 mm Colimator, Al, Si, P eliminated 16.10.2021
Comments

Cu
 Sn
 Pb
 Zn
 As
 Au
 Ag
 Fe
 Ni
 Cr
 Al
 Si
 P
r
 φ



%
 %
 %
 %
 %
 %
 %
 %
 %
 %
 %
 %
 %
mm
 °



















 Initial
 obv
2.0
 0.0
 0.4
 0.0
 0.0
 0.4
 97.1
 0.1
 0.0
 0.0



0
 0
 Initial
 rev
1.8
 0.2
 0.5
 0.0
 0.0
 0.3
 97.2
 0.1
 0.0
 0.0



0
 0