Sidon, bronze (6.5g) (Tyche/Astarte on a galley) (144-133 BCE)
From SILVER
144 BCE - 133 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Bust of Tyche right, wearing mural crown and a drapery. In the field, palm. Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | LSDNM ΣΙΔΩΝΙΩΝ (Phoenician and Greek).Astarte seated on a rudder right, wearing mural crown, drapery, holding on a tiller. Border of dots. |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Sidon | Ancient region: | Phoenicia | Modern country: Lebanon | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 144 BCE | to | 133 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 6.50 | Denomination: | Standard: |
Image
References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Abou Diwan 2012, p. 95, n° 59-65 | ||
| 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° 293 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 1 | 33.33 | 1 | 16.67 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 | 33.33 | 2 | 33.33 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | 33.33 | 3 | 50 | 2 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 99.99 | 6 of 6 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 1 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 6 | Number of coins (n) | 6 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 33.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 4.87 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 97,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 6 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00006 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 83.33% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,464.07 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | n.a. | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 6,160.16 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Abou Diwan, Georges (2012), "Le monnayage civique non daté de Sidon: Opportunisme civique et pragmatisme royal (169/8-111/0 av. J.-C.)", American Journal of Numismatic, 24, p. 91-121.
- ^ 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.
