Siglos of the Achaemenid kings
CoinsPersian5th-4th century BCE

Siglos of the Achaemenid kings

450 BCE - 330 BCE

Artists

Achaemenid KingsCoin Constituent

Description

Obv.: King running to r., kneeling carrying bow and spear Rev.: Oblong incuse punch

Classification
Coins
Technique
Struck
Medium
silver
Culture
Persian
Period
Achaemenid period
Century
5th-4th century BCE
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Department
Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics

Dimensions

4.86 g

Provenance

The donor, Robert J.Myers acquired this group of sigloi between 1968 and 1971 from a hoard of about 1,500. Find spot unknown. (Sigloi are often found in hoards of 10,000 or more).

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