Siglos - Xerxes I / Artaxerxes II THE ROYAL COINAGE - 3rd type B
| Issuer | Achaemenid Empire |
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| Year | 470 BC - 420 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | Siglos (1/20) |
| Currency | Daric (521 BC-330 BC) |
| Composition | Silver (.950) |
| Weight | 5.34 g |
| Diameter | 13 mm |
| Thickness | 4 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Reference(s) | SNG Copenhagen#1030, BMC Greek#69 |
| Obverse description | The king, bearded, crowned, and clad in the Persian `candys`, kneeling right on one knee, at his back a quiver, in his right a spear, and in his outstretched left a strung bow. Bankers mark. Possibility of countermarks. |
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| Reverse description | Irregular incuse Possibility of countermarks. |
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| Edge | Smooth |
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| Mintage |
ND (470 BC - 450 BC) - Sardis mint - ND (455 BC - 420 BC) - Sardis mint (Artaxerxes I) - |
| Numisquare ID | 5960505260 |
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