Sidon (`Abd`aštart II), silver, double shekels (342-333 BCE)
From SILVER
343 BCE - 333 BCE Silver 15,640 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Phoenician galley to left, I III III (regnal year) above, triple line of waves below |
| Reverse: | (Phoenician).Persian king and driver in chariot to left, to right, king of Sidon, in Egyptian style garments, holding cultic sceptre and votive vase, walking to left, 'B (in Phoenician) above |
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 | 343 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 | 25.80 | Denomination: | double shekel | Standard: | Phoenician |
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. 267-287, n° 1788-1910 (Group IV.5.1) | ||
| 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° 242 and 260 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 9 | 37.5 | 9 | 12.33 | 7, 11, 12, 13, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24 |
| 2 | 4 | 16.67 | 8 | 10.96 | 5, 14, 15, 23 |
| 3 | 3 | 12.5 | 9 | 12.33 | 2, 10, 19 |
| 4 | 3 | 12.5 | 12 | 16.44 | 1, 6, 21 |
| 5 | 1 | 4.17 | 5 | 6.85 | 9 |
| 6 | 1 | 4.17 | 6 | 8.22 | 13 |
| 7 | 2 | 8.33 | 14 | 19.18 | 4, 8 |
| 10 | 1 | 4.17 | 10 | 13.7 | 3 |
| Total | 24 of 24 | 100.01 | 73 of 73 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 24 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 9 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 45 | Number of coins (n) | 73 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.04 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.62 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.88 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 37.5 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 30.31 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 606,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 35.76 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00012 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 87.67% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 4,816.89 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 15,640 kg <br /> 15,640 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 12,042.23 |
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.
- ^ 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.
