S 1833 - Byblus (uncertain king), silver, 1/12th shekels (450-410 BCE)
From SILVER
450 BCE - 410 BCE Silver 393 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Sphinx seated l. Dotted border |
| Reverse: | Falcon standing l., 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 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 0.60 | Denomination: | 1/12 shekel | 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. 145-147, n° 73-93 | ||
| 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° 123 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 11 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 7 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 14 | Number of coins (n) | 15 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.36 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.07 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.27 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 63.64 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 32.72 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 654,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 41.25 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00002 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 53.33% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 916.87 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 393 kg <br /> 393 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 2,292.18 |
Remarks
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.
