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Siglos - Darius I / Xerxes I THE ROYAL COINAGE - 2nd type
| Issuer | Achaemenid Empire |
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| Year | 510 BC - 480 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | The Persian Great King or royal hero depicted in a running-kneeling posture to the right, wearing a kandys (Persian royal robe) and a crown or kidaris. He holds a drawn bow in his extended right hand in the act of loosing an arrow, with a quiver visible at his shoulder. The figure is rendered in an archaic, schematic style characteristic of early Achaemenid coinage, set within a plain field on an irregularly shaped flan. |
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| Reverse description | Plain reverse featuring a single irregular oblong incuse punch, characteristic of the hammered technique employed at the Sardis mint during the early Achaemenid period. The punch is deeply struck and occupies most of the reverse field, with no additional devices, legends, or symbols present. |
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| Mint | Sardis |
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