S 1825 - Byblus (Aynel), silver, shekels (350-333 BCE)
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350 BCE - 333 BCE Silver 1,014 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Three hoplites on galley left above waves, below, hippocamp left above murex shell. |
| Reverse: | 'Aynel, king of Gebal' (Aramaic).Lion attacking bull left |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Byblus | Ancient region: | Phoenicia | Modern country: Lebanon | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 350 BCE | to | 333 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 13.00 | Denomination: | shekel , double siglos
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Standard: | Persian |
Image
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References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Elayi - Elayi 2014, p. 234-244, n° 886-965 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HGC 10, n° 139 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 2 | 50 | 2 | 2.53 | 3, 4 |
| 32 | 1 | 25 | 32 | 40.51 | 2 |
| 45 | 1 | 25 | 45 | 56.96 | 1 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 79 of 79 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 30 | Number of coins (n) | 79 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 19.75 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.63 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 7.5 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 50 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 3.9 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 78,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4.21 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00101 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 97.47% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 40,512.82 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,014 kg <br /> 1,014 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 101,282.05 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Elayi, Josette - Elayi, Alain G. (2014), A Monetary and Political History of the Phoenician City of Byblos, Winona Lake, Eisenbrauns, xvi + 384 p.
- ^ Hoover, Oliver D. (2010), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series. 10. handbook of coins of the Southern Levant : Phoenicia, southern Koile Syria (including Judaea), and Arabia, Lancaster-London, lxxix, 201 p.
