Sidon (`Abd`aštart), silver, half shekels (365-352 BCE)
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365 BCE - 352 BCE Silver 501 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Phoenician galley left, (11 in Phoenician) above, waves below |
| Reverse: | King of Persia and driver in chariot drawn by two horses left, 'B (in Phoenician) above |
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 | 6.20 | Denomination: | half 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. 203-204, n° 1374-1382 (Group IV.2.2) | ||
| 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° 5938, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 10, n° 243 | ||
Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 2 | 66.67 | 2 | 25 | 1, 3 |
| 6 | 1 | 33.33 | 6 | 75 | 2 |
| Total | 3 of 3 | 100 | 8 of 8 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 3 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 2 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 4 | Number of coins (n) | 8 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.67 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.33 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 66.67 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 4.04 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 80,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 4.8 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00010 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 75% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,960.4 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 501 kg <br /> 501 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 9,900.99 |
Remarks
Most likely one single workstation
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.
