Sidon (uncertain king), silver, double shekels (425-402 BCE)
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425 BCE - 402 BCE Silver 21,532 kg
Description
| Obverse: | Phoenician galley left before city wall with five towers, two lions standing outward in exergue |
| Reverse: | King of Persia and driver in chariot drawn by two horses galloping left, behind, attendant standing left, below, incuse goat running left, all within dotted circle within incuse circle |
Mint and issuing power
| Mint: | Sidon | Ancient region: | Phoenicia | Modern country: Lebanon | Authority: | Persian Empire |
Chronology
| From | 425 BCE | to | 402 BCE | Period: Classical 480-323 BC 
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Physical description
| Metal: | Silver
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Median weight in grams | 28.00 | Denomination: | double shekel | Standard: | Persian |
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. 54-68, n° 194-274 (Group III.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° 5930, "[[Coin series reference" contains a listed "[" character as part of the property label and has therefore been classified as invalid.]]3HGC 10, n° 221 | ||
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Obverse dies distribution
| Frequency ᵖ | Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | % (o) | Number of coins (n) | % (n) | Die name |
| 1 | 8 | 30.77 | 8 | 13.56 | 1, 6, 15, 18, 19, 24, 25, 26 |
| 2 | 10 | 38.46 | 20 | 33.9 | 2, 3, 7, 9, 10, 12, 16, 17, 20, 23 |
| 3 | 4 | 15.38 | 12 | 20.34 | 8, 11, 14, 21 |
| 4 | 2 | 7.69 | 8 | 13.56 | 5, 22 |
| 5 | 1 | 3.85 | 5 | 8.47 | 13 |
| 6 | 1 | 3.85 | 6 | 10.17 | 4 |
| Total | 26 of 26 | 100 | 59 of 59 | 100 |
Reverse dies distribution
no distribution is available
Quantification
| Number of obverses ᵖ (o) | 26 | Number of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 8 |
| Number of reverse dies (r) | 41 | Number of coins (n) | 59 |
| Coins per obverse die (n/o) | 2.27 | Coins per reverse die (n/r) | 1.44 |
| Reverse per obverse ratio (r/o) | 1.58 | Percentage of singletons (o1) ᵖ | 30.77 % |
| Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula) ᵖ | 38.45 | Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 769,000 |
| Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula) ᵖ (O) | 46.48 | Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per die ᵖ | 0.00008 |
| Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula) ᵖ (o = % of O) | 86.44% | Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000 ᵖ | 3,068.92 |
| Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula) ᵖ | 21,532 kg <br /> 21,532 kg | Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000 ᵖ | 7,672.3 |
Remarks
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.
