S 1828 - Byblus (Ozba'al), silver, 16th shekels (400-370 BCE)
From SILVER
400 BCE - 370 BCE Silver 307 kg
Description
| Obverse: | (Phoenician).Two hoplites, holding shields, on galley left above waves, prow ending in lion's head, below, hippocamp left, 'Z (in Phoenician) above dorsal fin |
| Reverse: | ZB'L MLK GBL (Ozbaal, king of Gebal in Phoenician) above (Phoenician).Lion attacking bull left |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Byblus | Ancient region: | Phoenicia | Modern country: Lebanon | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 400 BCE | to | 370 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 0.75 | Denomination: | 16th shekel | Standard: |
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. 215-220, n° 727-771 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear II, n° 6012, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 10, n° 134 | ||
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 15 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 4 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 20 | Number of coins (n) | 39 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.6 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.95 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.33 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 26.67 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 20.46 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 409,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 24.38 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00010 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 89.74% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,812.32 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 307 kg <br /> 307 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 9,530.79 |
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.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ 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.
