Sidon (`Abd`aštart II), silver, double shekels (342-333 BCE)
From SILVER
343 BCE - 333 BCE Silver 15,640 kg
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | Phoenician galley to left, I III III (regnal year) above, triple line of waves below |
| ReverseInscription or printing placed on the 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
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: | Sidon | Ancient regionAncient region.: | Phoenicia | Modern countryModern country: Lebanon | AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources: | Persian Empire, `Abd`aštart II, king of Sidon (342-333 BCE) |
Chronology
| FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. | 343 BCE | toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. | 333 BCE | PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: | Silver
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Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams | 25.80 | DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: | double shekel | StandardStandard.: | Phoenician |
Image
S2000 Sidon Straton II double shekels.jpg [1]
References
| Die study referencePublication of the study: | Elayi - Elayi 20041Elayi - Elayi 2004, p. 267-287, n° 1788-1910 (Group IV.5.1) | ||
| Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | HGC 102HGC 10, n° 242 and 260 | ||
| Coin series web referenceCoin series web references: | |||
Obverse dies distribution
| FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution. ᵖ | Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | % (n) | Die nameName(s) of the die(s). |
| 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 obversesNumber of obverse dies. ᵖ (o) | 24 | Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins. ᵖ | 9 |
| Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) | 45 | Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) | 73 |
| Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) | 3.04 | Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) | 1.62 |
| Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) | 1.88 | Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 37.5 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983 ᵖ | 30.31 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000. ᵖ | 606,200 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011 ᵖ (O) | 35.76 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000. ᵖ | 0.00012 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 87.67% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000. ᵖ | 4,816.89 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum) ᵖ | 15,640 kg <br /> 15,640 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 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.
