Sidon, bronze (6g) (Tyche/Europa) (126-121 BCE)
From SILVER
126 BCE - 121 BCE Bronze
Description
| Obverse: | Bust of Tyche right, wearing mural crown and a drapery. Behind the neck, B. Border of dots. |
| Reverse: | LSDNM ΣΙΔΩΝΙΩΝ (Phoenician and Greek).Aplustre |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Sidon | Ancient region: | Phoenicia | Modern country: Lebanon | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 126 BCE | to | 121 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Bronze
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Median weight in grams | 3.20 | Denomination: | Standard: |
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. 96-97, n° 70-82 | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HGC 1, n° 290 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 2 | 1 | 25 | 2 | 16.67 | 1 |
| 3 | 2 | 50 | 6 | 50 | 2, 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 25 | 4 | 33.33 | 3 |
| Total | 4 of 4 | 100 | 12 of 12 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 4 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 11 | Number of coins (n) | 12 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.09 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2.75 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 0 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 5.09 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 101,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 6 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00012 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 100% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 4,715.13 |
| 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 | 11,787.82 |
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. (2018), The Handbook of Greek Coinage Series, Volume 1. Handbook of Coins of Italy and Magna Graecia, Sixth to First Centuries BC., Lancaster-London, 2018, lxi, 527 pages, 23 cm
