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Stater - temp. Artaxerxes III / Darius III
| Issuer | Achaemenid Satrapy of Caria |
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| Year | 341 BC - 334 BC |
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| Technique | Hammered |
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| Obverse description | Persian king or royal hero depicted in kneeling-running stance to right, rendered in the Achaemenid court style. The figure wears a distinctive kidaris (royal tiara) and a belted garment with a flowing skirt, and draws a strung bow held at full tension. The musculature and posture are rendered with considerable vigour within a beaded border. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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| Mintage | ND (341 BC - 334 BC) - - ND (341 BC - 334 BC) - behind O, beneath, dolphin right (in reverse field) - ND (341 BC - 334 BC) - behind, a head of Herakles in Lion`s skin (in reverse field) - ND (341 BC - 334 BC) - behind, eagle`s head (in reverse field) - ND (341 BC - 334 BC) - behind, Y and lion`head right (in obverse) / beneath, bird right (in reverse) - ND (341 BC - 334 BC) - in front O (in obverse field) - ND (341 BC - 334 BC) - in front OO (in obverse field) - ND (341 BC - 334 BC) - in front OOOX (in obverse field) - ND (341 BC - 334 BC) - in front thunderbolt (in obverse field) - ND (341 BC - 334 BC) - O (in reverse field) - |
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