Sidon (uncertain king), silver, half shekels (425-402 BCE)

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 13172


425 BCE - 402 BCE Silver 9,159 kg

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Phoenician galley left before the city walls of Sidon, with four towers, in exergue, two lions leaping away from each other
ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: King of Persia standing right, holding a dagger in his right hand with which he is about to slay a lion, whose mane he grasps with his left hand, all within incuse square
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
Chronology
FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 425 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 402 BCE PeriodTime period of the numismatic object.: Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org Median weightMedian of the weights of numismatic objects (in grams). in grams 6.90 DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: half shekel StandardStandard.: Persian
Image
S1885 Sidon half shekel III.2.jpg [1]
References
Die study referencePublication of the study: Elayi - Elayi 20041Elayi - Elayi 2004, p. 68-81, n° 275-361 (Group III.2)
Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: Sear II2Sear II, n° 5931-5932, HGC 103HGC 10, n° 227
Coin series web referenceCoin series web references:



Obverse dies distribution
FrequencyFrequency of specimen in distribution.  Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) % (o) Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) % (n) Die nameName(s) of the die(s).
1 19 55.88 19 32.76 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 16, 18, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, 32, 33, 34
2 8 23.53 16 27.59 4, 9, 10, 12, 17, 23, 24, 30
3 5 14.71 15 25.86 1, 19, 21, 22, 25
4 2 5.88 8 13.79 8, 20
Total 34 of 34 100 58 of 58 100
Reverse dies distribution

no distribution is available


Quantification
Number of obversesNumber of obverse dies.  (o) 34 Number of singletons (o1)The number of singleton coins.  20
Number of reverse diesNumber of reverse dies. (r) 49 Number of coinsNumber of coins. (n) 58
Coins per obverse dieNumber of coins per obverse die. (n/o) 1.71 Coins per reverse dieNumber of coins per reverse die. (n/r) 1.18
Reverse per obverse ratioRatio of obverse dies divided by reverse dies. (r/o) 1.44 Percentage of singletons (o1)number of coins (n) divided by the number of singletons (o1)  58.82 %
Original number of dies (O) (Carter 1983 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to Carter 1983  66.37 Coins struck if 20,000 as average productivity per dieCoins made if the average productivity for obverses (according to Carter) is 20,000.  1,327,400
Original number of dies (O) (Esty 2011 formula)The estimation of the number of coins according to the singleton formula in Esty 2011  (O) 82.17 Survival rate if 20,000 as average productivity per dieSurvival rate if average productivity is 20,000.  0.00004
Coverage (o = % of O) (Esty 1984 formula)Esty 1984 - coverage (% of O)  (o = % of O) 65.52% Die productivity if survival rate 1/2,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/2,000.  1,747.78
Weight of silver (in kg) if 20,000 coins per die (O = Carter formula)Carter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)  9,159 kg <br /> 9,159 kg Die productivity if survival rate 1/5,000Average productivity if survival rate is 1/5,000.  4,369.44
Remarks


References

  1. ^  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.
  2. ^  Sear, David R. (1979), Greek coins and their values. Vol. II, Asia and North Africa, London, xlviii, p. 317-762
  3. ^  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.