Catalog
Replica - Double Daric - Temp. Mazaeus - Alexandrine Empire
| Location | Babylon, Satrapy of |
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| Period | Alexandrine Empire, c. 328-323 BC |
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| Obverse description | The Persian king, bearded and crowned, clad in the royal candys, kneeling right on one knee in the archer pose; a quiver visible at his back, a spear held in his right hand, and a strung bow in his left. The figure is rendered in high relief against a plain field on this irregular flan. |
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| Reverse description | Irregular incuse punch filling the reverse field, with multiple raised wavy lines in relief crossing the depression, characteristic of the double daric type. |
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