Siglos - Kte... Peiraeeus

Amisos, the Black Sea Greek colony founded by Milesian settlers on the Pontic coast, maintained commercial ties that stretched from the Aegean to the Persian interior — and the siglos format reflects that dual orientation. The denomination mirrors the Persian royal siglos in weight standard, a deliberate choice that facilitated trade with Achaemenid-administered territories inland from the coast without requiring currency conversion at every exchange point.

The SNG France reference places this among a well-documented but modestly represented series; individual specimens vary enough in die work to suggest small-batch production rather than sustained centralized output.