Sidon

Mints

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 465

The mint at the ancient site of Sidon in Phoenicia.

Die Studies

Item	Image	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
Sidon, silver, 16th shekels (450-435 BCE)		Silver	3,529 kg
Sidon, silver, double shekels (435-425 BCE)		Silver	10,164 kg
Sidon, silver, half shekels (435-25 BCE)		Silver	2,523 kg
Sidon, silver,16th shekels (435-425 BCE)		Silver	948 kg
Sidon (uncertain king), silver, double shekels (425-402 BCE)		Silver	21,532 kg
Sidon (uncertain king), silver, half shekels (425-402 BCE)		Silver	9,159 kg
Sidon (uncertain king), silver, 16th shekels (425-402 BCE)		Silver	662 kg
Sidon (Baalshillem II), silver, double shekels (401-365 BCE)		Silver	30,492 kg
Sidon (Baalshillem II), silver, half shekels (401-365 BCE)		Silver	3,291 kg
Sidon (Baalshillem II), silver, 16th shekels (401-365 BCE)		Silver	4,141 kg
Sidon (Baalshillem II), silver, 32th shekels (401-365 BCE)		Silver	162 kg
Sidon, bronze, half shekels (galley/chariot) (370-333 BCE)		Bronze
Sidon, bronze, 4th shekels (galley/archer) (370-333 BCE)		Bronze
Sidon (`Abd`aštart), silver, double shekels (365-352 BCE)		Silver	21,264 kg
Sidon (`Abd`aštart), silver, half shekels (365-352 BCE)		Silver	501 kg
Sidon (`Abd`aštart), silver, quarter shekels (365-352 BCE)		Silver	1,966 kg
Sidon (`Abd`aštart), silver, 16th shekels (365-352 BCE)		Silver	515 kg
Sidon (`Abd`aštart), silver, 32th shekels (365-352 BCE)		Silver	499 kg
Sidon (`Abd`aštart), bronze (bearded head/galley) (365-352 BCE)		Bronze
Sidon (Mazday), silver, double shekels (353-333 BCE)		Silver	25,185 kg
Sidon (Mazday), silver, 16th shekels (353-333 BCE)		Silver	1,779 kg
Sidon (Tennes), silver, double shekels (351-347 BCE)		Silver	8,473 kg
Sidon (Tennes), silver, 16th shekels (351-347 BCE)		Silver	1,087 kg
Sidon (Evagoras), silver, 16th shekels (347-343 BCE)		Silver	662 kg
Sidon (Evagoras), silver, double shekels (347-343 BCE)		Silver	11,719 kg
Sidon (`Abd`aštart II), silver, double shekels (342-333 BCE)		Silver	15,640 kg
Sidon (`Abd`aštart II), silver, half shekels (342-333 BCE)		Silver	22,235 kg
Sidon (`Abd`aštart II), silver,16th shekels (342-333 BCE)		Silver	511 kg
Sidon (Ptolemy II), gold, trichrysa (275-274 BCE)		Gold	55,264 kg
S 644 - Sidon (Ptolemies), silver, tetradrachm (221-181 BCE)		Silver	1,853 kg
S 992 - Sidon (Ptolemy IV), silver, tetradrachms (217-215 BCE)		Silver	3,167 kg
Sidon (Ptolemy IV), silver, tetradrachms ΣΩ (portrait of Ptolemy IV) (217-215 BCE)		Silver	1,356 kg
Sidon (Ptolemy IV), silver, tetradrachms ΣΩ (Serapis/Isis) (217-215 BCE)		Silver	871 kg
S 984 - Sidon, bronze, Module C, 169-145 BC		Bronze
S 985 - Sidon, bronze, Module D, 169-145 BC		Bronze
S 470 - Sidon (Seleucid kings), silver, tetradrachms (152-125 BCE)		Silver	10,130 kg
S 986 - Sidon, bronze, Module B, 144-133 BC		Bronze
S 987 - Sidon, bronze, Module E, 144-133 BC		Bronze
S 988 - Sidon, bronze, Module D, 126-121 BC		Bronze
Sidon, bronze, Module E (Tyche/rudder) (114-110 BCE)		Bronze
Sidon, silver, tetradrachms (107/6-54/3 BCE)		Silver	5,852 kg

Overstriking coins

Item	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety
2882 - Sidon (double shekel galley/biga) over uncertain type (CGB, MBS 51, Nov. 2011, 296)		Silver	450 BC JL
3561 - Sidon (Alexander the Great) (stater Athena/Nike) over uncertain type (Heritage 3032, April 2014, 23120)		Gold	324 BC JL
28752 - Sidon (Ptolemy I) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus - 309/308 BCE) over uncertain type (Heritage, 232203, Jan. 2022, 63025)		Silver	309 BC JL
28756 - Sidon (Ptolemy I) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus - 308/307 BCE) over uncertain type (Leu Numismatik, EA 18, Dec. 2021, 601)		Silver	308 BC JL
3246 - Sidon (Ptolemy I) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus - 308/307 BCE) over uncertain type (CNG, EA 402, July 2017, 52)		Silver	308 BC JL

Overstruck coins

Item	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin
2746 - Tigranocerta (Tigranes II) (AE Tigranes/Tyche) over Sidon (Tyche/prow) (Lanz, 120, May 2004, 171)		Bronze	80 BC JL

Description

Nomisma IDNomisma ID	sidon
Definition:	The mint at the ancient site of Sidon in Phoenicia.
Pleiades IDUnique ID of the Pleiades place resource	678393
Ancient regionAncient region.	Syria (Phoenicia) Nomisma: phoenicia, Nomisma: greek_syria
Modern countryModern country	Lebanon
CoordinatesGeographical coorindates	33.560413° N, 35.375272° E
Links	http://dbpedia.org/resource/Sidon https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/678393 http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002861 https://ikmk.smb.museum/ndp/ort/718

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Literature

• Abou Diwan 2012
• Betlyon 1982
• Callataÿ 2002
• Callataÿ 2017/2018
• Carlen 2022
• Elayi - Elayi 2004
• Iossif 2011
• Newell 1916

Authors

• Georges Abou Diwan
• François de Callataÿ
• Eric Carlen
• Alain Elayi
• Josette Elayi
• Panagiotis Iossif
• Edward T. Newell