Sidon (`Abd`aštart II), silver,16th shekels (342-333 BCE)
From SILVER
342 BCE - 333 BCE Silver 511 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Phoenician galley left, III (3 in Phoenician) above, waves below |
| Reverse: | (Phoenician).Persian king or hero, holding dagger in right hand, standing right, fighting lion standing left on its hind legs, 'B (in Phoenician) between, all within incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Sidon | Ancient region: | Phoenicia | Modern country: Lebanon | Authority: | Persian Empire, `Abd`aštart II, king of Sidon (342-333 BCE) |
Chronology
| From | 342 BCE | to | 333 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 0.80 | Denomination: | 16th shekel | Standard: | Phoenician |
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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. 289-291, n° 1916-1923 (IV.5.4) | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2HGC 10, n° 263 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 5 | 83.33 | 5 | 71.43 | 1, 2, 3, 4, 6 |
| 2 | 1 | 16.67 | 2 | 28.57 | 5 |
| Total | 6 of 6 | 100 | 7 of 7 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 6 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 5 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 6 | Number of coins (n) | 7 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.17 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.17 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 83.33 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 31.91 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 638,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 42 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00001 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 28.57% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 438.73 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 511 kg <br /> 511 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 1,096.83 |
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.
- ^ 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.
