S 1839 - Byblus (Elpa'al), silver, 1/16 shekels (420-400 BCE)
From SILVER
420 BCE - 400 BCE Silver 575 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Galley to left, containing two hoplites with helmets and round shields, hippocamp to left below |
| Reverse: | Lion attacking bull to left |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Byblus | Ancient region: | Phoenicia | Modern country: Lebanon | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 420 BCE | to | 400 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: | 1/16 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. 159-161, n° 220-250 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 9 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 7 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 8 | Number of coins (n) | 11 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.22 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.38 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 0.89 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 77.78 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 38.36 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 767,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 49.5 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00001 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 36.36% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 573.51 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 575 kg <br /> 575 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 1,433.79 |
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.
