Sidon (Mazday), silver, double shekels (353-333 BCE)
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353 BCE - 333 BCE Silver 25,185 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Phoenician galley left, B, 10 (date), and traces of letters (all in Phoenician) above, waves below |
| Reverse: | MZDY above (Phoenician).King of Persia and driver in chariot drawn by three horses left, behind, King of Sidon standing left, in Egyptian dress, holding cultic scepter and votive vase |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Sidon | Ancient region: | Phoenicia | Modern country: Lebanon | Authority: | Mazday, Persian Empire |
Chronology
| From | 353 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 | 25.60 | 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. 291-311, n° 1924-2021 (Group IV.6.1) | ||
| 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° 5946-5947, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 10, n° 264 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 14 | 42.42 | 14 | 18.92 | 2, 7, 14, 18, 19, 20, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28, 29, 31, 33 |
| 2 | 7 | 21.21 | 14 | 18.92 | 3, 9, 10, 11, 12, 15, 30 |
| 3 | 5 | 15.15 | 15 | 20.27 | 1, 13, 17, 21, 32 |
| 4 | 5 | 15.15 | 20 | 27.03 | 4, 6, 16, 24, 27 |
| 5 | 1 | 3.03 | 5 | 6.76 | 5 |
| 6 | 1 | 3.03 | 6 | 8.11 | 8 |
| Total | 33 of 33 | 99.99 | 74 of 74 | 100.01 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 33 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 14 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 44 | Number of coins (n) | 74 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.24 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.68 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.33 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 42.42 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 49.19 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 983,800 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 59.56 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00008 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 81.08% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,008.74 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 25,185 kg <br /> 25,185 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 7,521.85 |
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.
