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Siglos - Artaxerxes I / Darius II THE ROYAL COINAGE - 4th type A - early
| Issuer | Achaemenid Empire |
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| Year | 450 BC - 420 BC |
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| Value | Siglos (1/20) |
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| Obverse description | The Great King depicted in the kneeling-running pose to right, rendered in the Achaemenid royal iconographic tradition. The monarch holds a dagger in his right hand and a strung bow in his left, with a quiver of arrows visible over his right shoulder. The figure is shown with characteristic stylized treatment of the body, wearing the royal Persian robe and kidaris. The design is executed in high relief typical of early Achaemenid royal silver coinage, set within a roughly circular incuse field. |
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| Reverse description | Plain irregular incuse punch, of rectangular or oblong form with rough, unfinished surface, characteristic of Achaemenid hammered silver coinage of this period. The punch shows no deliberate design or inscription, serving solely as the countermark of the striking process. The surface within the incuse is granular and striated from the anvil die. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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