Sidon (Tennes), silver, 16th shekels (351-347 BCE)
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351 BCE - 347 BCE Silver 1,087 kg
Description
| Obverse: | (Phoenician).Phoenician galley left, 1 in Phoenician above, waves below |
| Reverse: | (Phoenician).Persian king or hero, holding dagger, standing right, fighting lion standing left on its hind legs, T' (in Phoenician) between, all within incuse square |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Sidon | Ancient region: | Phoenicia | Modern country: Lebanon | Authority: | Persian Empire, Tennes, king of Sidon (351-347 BCE) |
Chronology
| From | 351 BCE | to | 347 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 0.70 | 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. 238-243, n° 1574-1626 (Group IV.3.2) | ||
| 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° 257 | ||
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Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 16 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 14 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 19 | Number of coins (n) | 19 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 1.19 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.19 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 87.5 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 77.67 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 1,553,400 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 101.33 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00001 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 26.32% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 489.25 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 1,087 kg <br /> 1,087 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 1,223.12 |
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.
