S 1832 - Byblus (uncertain king), silver, 1/3 shekels (450-410 BCE)

Die Studies Database

SILVER ID ^ᵖ: 12848

450 BCE - 410 BCE Silver 7,530 kg

Description

Obverse:	Sphinx seated left, dotted border
Reverse:	Falcon standing left, wearing double crown of Egypt, crook and flail in background, all within incuse square

Mint and issuing power

Mint:

Byblus

Ancient region:

Phoenicia

Modern country: Lebanon

Authority:

Chronology

From

450 BCE

to

410 BCE

Period: Classical 480-323 BC

Physical description

Metal:

Silver

Median weight in grams

3.20

Denomination:

third shekel

Standard:

Persian

Image

]]S1832 Byblus uncertain king third shekels (450-410 BCE).jpg [1]

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. 145, n° 67-72
Coin series reference:

Obverse dies distribution

Frequency ᵖ	Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coins (n)	% (n)	Die name
1	2	100	2	100	1, 2
Total	2 of 2	100	2 of 2	100

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obverses ᵖ (o)	2	Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	2
Number of reverse dies (r)	2	Number of coins (n)	2
Coins per obverse die (n/o)	1	Coins per reverse die (n/r)	1
Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o)	1	Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ	100 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ	117.65	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	2,353,000
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O)		Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ	0.00000
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O)	0%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ	34
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ	7,530 kg <br /> 7,530 kg	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ	85

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