Sidon, silver, half shekels (galley/standing Persian king) (435-25 BCE)
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435 BCE - 425 BCE Silver 2,523 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Phoenician pentekonter sailing left over waves |
| Reverse: | King of Persia standing right, drawing bow, quiver over shoulder, behind, incuse facing head (Bes?), before, incuse head of goat right |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Sidon | Ancient region: | Phoenicia | Modern country: Lebanon | Authority: | Persian Empire |
Chronology
| From | 435 BCE | to | 425 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 7.00 | Denomination: | half shekel | Standard: | Persian |
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.]]1Elayi - Elayi 2004, p. 40-45, n° 45-119 (Group II.2) | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear II, n° 5928, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 10, n° 213 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 14 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 5 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 28 | Number of coins (n) | 41 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.93 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.46 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 2 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 35.71 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 18.02 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 360,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 21.26 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00011 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 87.8% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 4,550.5 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 2,523 kg <br /> 2,523 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 11,376.25 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation Likely military
References
- ^ Elayi, Josette - Elayi, Alain G. (2004), Le monnayage de la cité phénicienne de Sidon à l'époque perse (Ve-IVe s. av. J.-C.), Transeuphratène Suppl. 11, Paris, Gabalda, 2 v., 855 p., 77 pl.
- ^ Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
- ^ 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.
