Sidon, silver, tetradrachms (Tyche/standing eagle) (107-53 BCE)
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107 BCE - 53 BCE Silver 5,852 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Veiled, draped, and turreted bust of Tyche right, wearing single-pendant earring and pearl necklace |
| Reverse: | ΣIΔΩNIΩN to right (Greek).Eagle standing left on ram of galley left, palm frond in background, to left, L IB (date) above EI |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Sidon | Ancient region: | Phoenicia | Modern country: Lebanon | Authority: |
Chronology
| From | 107 BCE | to | 53 BCE | Period: Hellenistic 323-30 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 13.90 | Denomination: | tetradrachm
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Standard: | Attic |
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References
| Die study reference: | "[[Die study reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]1Callataÿ 2002, p. 80. | ||
| 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° 5950-5952, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 10, n° 275 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 14 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | Number of coins (n) | 31 | |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.21 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | % | |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 21.05 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 421,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 25.53 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00007 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | % | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 2,945.37 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 5,852 kg <br /> 5,852 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 7,363.42 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
References
- ^ Fr. de Callataÿ, "La production des tétradrachmes civiques de la Cilicie jusqu’à la Palestine à la fin du IIe et dans la première moitié du Ier s. av. J.-C. (Elaiussa Sébasté, Aigeai, Séleucie-de-Piérie, Laodicée, Arados, Tripolis, Sidon, Tyr, Ascalon)", in Chr. Augé et Fr. Duyrat (ed.), Les monnayages syriens. Quel apport pour l’histoire du Proche-Orient hellénistique et romain ?, Bibliothèque archéologique et historique 162, IFAPO Beyrouth, Beirut, p. 77-80.
- ^ 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.
