Sidon (Evagoras), silver, double shekels (347-343 BCE)
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346 BCE - 343 BCE Silver 11,719 kg
Description
| Obverse: | (Phoenician).Phoenician galley to left, II (date, in Phoenician) above, waves below |
| Reverse: | OO (in Aramaic) above (Phoenician).Persian king and driver in chariot to left, to right, king of Sidon, in Egyptian style garments and holding cultic sceptre, walking to left |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Sidon | Ancient region: | Phoenicia | Modern country: Lebanon | Authority: | Evagoras, king of Sidon (346-343 BCE), Persian Empire |
Chronology
| From | 346 BCE | to | 343 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: | 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. 243-259, n° 1627-1732 (Group IV.4.1) | ||
| Coin series reference: | "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]2Sear II, n° 5942, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 10, n° 258 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 19 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 6 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 25 | Number of coins (n) | 68 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 3.58 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 2.72 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.32 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 31.58 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 22.8 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 456,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 26.37 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00015 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 91.18% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 5,964.91 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 11,719 kg <br /> 11,719 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 14,912.28 |
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.
