S 987 - Sidon, bronze, Module E, 144-133 BC

Die Studies Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 9691

144 BCE - 133 BCE Bronze

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:	Bust of Tyche right, wearing mural crown and a drapery. (Behind the neck, P). Border of dots.
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:	ΣΙ(ΔΩ) (Greek).Different types : 1) Prow of galley. Border of dots, 2) Aplastron. Border of dots.

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Sidon

Ancient regionAncient region.:

Phoenicia

Modern countryModern country: Lebanon

AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.

144 BCE

toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

133 BCE

PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Hellenistic 323-30 BC

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.:

Bronze

Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams

2.20

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.:

Module E

StandardStandard.:

References

Die study referencePublication of the study:	Abou Diwan 20121Abou Diwan 2012, p. 91-121 (catalog p. 96, no. 66-69).
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Obverse dies distribution

FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ	Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	% (o)	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	% (n)	Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
1	2	28.57	2	11.76	D1 (prow), D2 (prow)
2	2	28.57	4	23.53	D3 (prow), D1 (aplastron)
3	2	28.57	6	35.29	D2 (aplastron), D4 (aplastron)
4	1	14.29	4	23.53	D3 (aplastron)
Total	7 of 7	100	16 of 17	94.11

Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available

Quantification

Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o)	7	Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ	2
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r)	15	Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n)	17
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o)	2.43	Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r)	1.13
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o)	2.14	Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ	28.57 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ	9.92	Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ	198,400
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O)	11.9	Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ	0.00009
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O)	88.24%	Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ	3,427.42
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ	n.a.	Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000. ᵖ	8,568.55

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