Sidon

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 465

The mint at the ancient site of Sidon in Phoenicia.

Die Studies

Item	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 (galley/temple of 'Ešmun) (450-435 BCE)	Silver	3,529 kg
Sidon, silver, double shekels (galley/Persian king with charioteer) (435-425 BCE)	Silver	10,164 kg
Sidon, silver, half shekels (galley/standing Persian king) (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 (galley/Persian king in chariot) (342-333 BCE)	Silver	22,235 kg
Sidon (`Abd`aštart II), silver,16th shekels (342-333 BCE)	Silver	511 kg
Sidon (Alexander the Great), silver, tetradrachms (Heracles/seated Zeus) (332-308 BCE)	Silver	12,802 kg
Sidon (Alexander the Great), gold, staters (Athena/standing Nike) (332-308 BCE)	Gold	77,297 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 (Serapis/Isis) (217-215 BCE)	Silver	871 kg
Sidon (Ptolemy IV), silver, tetradrachms ΣΩ (portrait of Ptolemy IV) (217-215 BCE)	Silver	1,356 kg
Sidon, bronze (c. 5g) (Tyche/rudder) (169-145 BCE)	Bronze
Sidon, bronze (c 3.5g) (Tyche/Europa) (169-145 BCE)	Bronze
Sidon (Alexander I, Antiochus VII and Demetrius II), silver, tetradrachms (head of the king/standing eagle) (152-125 BCE)	Silver	10,130 kg
Sidon, bronze (6.5g) (Tyche/Astarte on a galley) (144-133 BCE)	Bronze
S 987 - Sidon, bronze, Module E, 144-133 BC	Bronze
Sidon, bronze (6g) (Tyche/Europa) (126-121 BCE)	Bronze
Sidon, bronze (c. 1.8g) (Tyche/rudder) (114-110 BCE)	Bronze
Sidon, silver, tetradrachms (Tyche/standing eagle) (107-53 BCE)	Silver	5,852 kg

Overstriking coins

Item	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.
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
3246 - Sidon (Ptolemy I) (tetradrachm Heracles/Zeus - 308/307 BCE) over uncertain type (CNG, EA 402, July 2017, 52)	Silver	308 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

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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