Sidon (`Abd`aštart), silver, double shekels (365-352 BCE)
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365 BCE - 352 BCE Silver 21,264 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Phoenician galley l., waves below |
| Reverse: | King of Persia and driver in chariot drawn by two horses l., behind, King of Sidon standing l., holding sceptre and vase |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Sidon | Ancient region: | Phoenicia | Modern country: Lebanon | Authority: | Persian Empire, `Abd`aštart (king of Sidon, 365-352 BCE) |
Chronology
| From | 365 BCE | to | 352 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 25.70 | Denomination: | double shekel | Standard: | Persian |
Image
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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.]]1Elayi - Elayi 2004, p. 181-202, n° 1235-1373 (Group IV.2.1) | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear I, n° 5937, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 10, n° 242 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 10 | 29.41 | 10 | 8.62 | 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 16, 22, 23, 24, 27 |
| 2 | 6 | 17.65 | 12 | 10.34 | 3, 10, 12, 18, 19, 20 |
| 3 | 5 | 14.71 | 15 | 12.93 | 7, 8, 11, 15, 28 |
| 4 | 5 | 14.71 | 20 | 17.24 | 4, 13, 25, 26, 29 |
| 5 | 3 | 8.82 | 15 | 12.93 | 21, 31, 33 |
| 6 | 1 | 2.94 | 6 | 5.17 | 17 |
| 7 | 2 | 5.88 | 14 | 12.07 | 30, 32 |
| 11 | 1 | 2.94 | 11 | 9.48 | 14 |
| 13 | 1 | 2.94 | 13 | 11.21 | 34 |
| Total | 34 of 34 | 100 | 116 of 116 | 99.99 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 34 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 10 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 46 | Number of coins (n) | 116 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.41 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.52 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.35 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 29.41 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 41.37 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 827,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 48.1 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00014 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 91.38% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 5,607.93 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 21,264 kg <br /> 21,264 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 14,019.82 |
Remarks
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. (1978), Greek coins and their values. Vol. I, Europe, London, xl, 316 p.
- ^ 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.
