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Daric - Darius I / Xerxes I THE ROYAL COINAGE - 2nd type
| Uitgever | Achaemenid Empire |
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| Jaar | 510 BC - 480 BC |
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| Referentie(s) | BMC Greek#184, SNG Copenhagen#1446, GCV#3425 |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | The Persian king or royal hero depicted in right-facing profile, shown in a dynamic kneeling-running stance within a recessed rectangular punch. The figure is attired in royal Median dress and wears a crown, holding a bow at full draw with an arrow nocked, a quiver visible at his back. The design is rendered in a bold, stylized manner characteristic of Achaemenid royal iconography, with the figure occupying the full height of the incuse rectangle. The surrounding field of the flan is plain and slightly irregular, consistent with the hand-struck technique of the period. |
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| Oplage | ND (510 BC - 486 BC) - Darius I - ND (510 BC - 480 BC) - - ND (505 BC - 486 BC) - Darius I - ND (505 BC - 480 BC) - - |
| Aanvullende informatie |
The daric takes its name almost certainly from Darius I himself, making it one of the few ancient coin series whose etymology traces directly to a named ruler rather than a place or material. Introduced as Persia consolidated control over trade routes from Anatolia to the Indus, it became the dominant gold currency across the Achaemenid world and well beyond — Greek mercenaries were regularly paid in darics, and Spartan military campaigns of the late 5th century were effectively bankrolled by Persian gold of exactly this type.
The 2nd type is distinguished from the 1st by the rendering of the running king figure, a refinement that places production firmly within the administrative reforms following Darius's reorganization of the satrapal minting system around 510 BC.