Coins from Persian Empires

The name "Persia" (in ancient persian: Pārsa) has been for a long time used to refer to the nation of modern Iran, their own people and own ancient empires. It is defined as "Great Persia" the territory that had a significant cultural influence and historical importanc; this includes not only Iran, but also the current republics of Afghanistan, Azerbaijan, Tajikistan, the regions of the Caucasus, western Asia, central Asia and parts of southern Asia, until India and China. It has been ruled from the 6th century BC to the 7th century AD by various imperial dynasties, such as the Achaemenids, the Macedonians, the Seleucids, the Parthians, and the Sasanians, up to the Islamic rising and the Arab Caliphates. Around 550 BC King Cyrus II of Persia, known as Cyrus the Great, founded the Achaemenid dynasty. Between 522 and 486 BC King Darius I brought the Empire to its greatest extension establishing a precise administrative and financial structure, dividing it into satrapies (Persian provinces). The decline of the Empire occurred in 330 BC with the defeat of Darius III by Alexander the Great. The empire of Alexander shattered after his death and one of his general, Seleucus I, seized part of it. Thus the Seleucid dynasty began. This dynasty gradually lost the control of Persia and around 247 BC the Arsacid dynasty conquered Partia and founded the Parthian Empire. In 224 AD, following the fall of the Parthian Empire, Ardashir I established the Sasanian empire. It was the last pre-Islamic Persian empire. In fact, it was conquered by Rashidun Caliphate (one of the firsts Islamic states). Several cities continued to resist against the Islamic authority, but around 651 AD most of its territory was annexed to the Islamic caliphate, thus completing the fall of this empire.
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• Achaemenid Empire (559 BC - 330 BC) › Achaemenid Empire
  • Daric (521 BC-330 BC)
• Achaemenid Empire (559 BC - 330 BC) › Achaemenid Satrapies › Caria, Satrapy of
  • Drachm (550-330 BCE)
• Achaemenid Empire (559 BC - 330 BC) › Achaemenid Satrapies › Cilicia, Satrapy of
  • Drachm (550-330 BCE)
• Achaemenid Empire (559 BC - 330 BC) › Achaemenid Satrapies › Egypt, Satrapy of
  • Drachm (550-330 BCE)
• Achaemenid Empire (559 BC - 330 BC) › Achaemenid Satrapies › Ionia, Satrapy of
  • Drachm (550-330 BCE)
• Achaemenid Empire (559 BC - 330 BC) › Achaemenid Satrapies › Lycia, Dynasts of
  • Drachm
• Achaemenid Empire (559 BC - 330 BC) › Achaemenid Satrapies › Lydia, Satrapy of
  • Drachm (550-330 BCE)
• Achaemenid Empire (559 BC - 330 BC) › Achaemenid Satrapies › Mysia, Satrapy of
  • Drachm (550-330 BCE)
• Achaemenid Empire (559 BC - 330 BC) › Achaemenid Satrapies › Phenicia, Satrapy of
  • Shekel (539-332 BCE)
• Achaemenid Empire (559 BC - 330 BC) › Achaemenid Satrapies › Phrygia, Satrapy of
  • Drachm (550-330 BCE)
• Achaemenid Empire (559 BC - 330 BC) › Achaemenid Satrapies › Samaria, Satrapy of
  • Shekel (539-332 BCE)
• Achaemenid Empire (559 BC - 330 BC) › Achaemenid Satrapies › Yehud Medinata, Satrapy of
  • Shekel (539-332 BCE)
• Alexandrian Empire in Persia (330 BC - 305 BC) › Babylon, Satrapy of
  • Daric
  • Drachm (330-305 BC)
• Alexandrian Empire in Persia (330 BC - 305 BC) › Cilicia, Satrapy of
  • Drachm (330-305 BC)
• Parthian Empire (247 BC - 224 AD) › Elymais
  • Drachm (247 BC-224 AD)
• Parthian Empire (247 BC - 224 AD) › Indo-Parthian Kingdom
  • Drachm (12 BC-225 AD)
• Parthian Empire (247 BC - 224 AD) › Parthian Empire
  • Drachm (247 BC-224 AD)
• Parthian Empire (247 BC - 224 AD) › Persis, Kingdom of
  • Drachm (247 BC-224 AD)
• Sasanian Empire (224-651) › Indo-Sasanian Kingdom
  • Drachm (230 AD-360 AD)
• Sasanian Empire (224-651) › Sasanian Empire
  • Drachm (224 AD-651 AD)
• Seleucid Empire (305 BC - 64 BC) › Parthia, Satrapy of
  • Drachm
• Seleucid Empire (305 BC - 64 BC) › Seleucid Empire
  • Drachm
  • Drachm

Persian Empires › Achaemenid Empire (559 BC - 330 BC) › Achaemenid Empire • Daric (521 BC-330 BC)

1 AV Daric (8.4 g) = 20 AR Sigloi (5.35 g)

¼ Siglos - Artaxerxes II / Darius III (THE ROYAL COINAGE - 4th type C)
(375 BC - 330 BC)
Silver (.950) • 1.27 g • ⌀ 10 mm
SNG Cop# 1041, Barclay VH# –, N# 70734

⅓ Siglos - Darius I / Xerxes I
(510 BC - 486 BC)
Silver • 1.8 g • ⌀ 10 mm
GCV# 3429, N# 375796

Siglos - Darius I (THE ROYAL COINAGE - 1st type)
(521 BC - 505 BC)
Silver (.950) • 5.31 g • ⌀ 12 mm
SNG Cop# 278, BMC Greek# 197, GCV# 3427, N# 60743

Siglos - Darius I / Xerxes I (THE ROYAL COINAGE - 2nd type)
(510 BC - 480 BC)
Silver (.950) • 5.30 g • ⌀ 12 mm
SNG Cop# 1027-1028, GCV# 3428, BMC Greek# 185, N# 60744

Siglos - Darius I / Artaxerxes II (THE ROYAL COINAGE - 3rd type)
(490 BC - 375 BC)
Silver (.950) • 5.49 g • ⌀ 15 mm
SNG Cop# 1029-1030, BMC Greek# 15-69, N# 60745

Siglos - Darius I / Xerxes I (THE ROYAL COINAGE - 3rd type A)
(490 BC - 475 BC)
Silver (.950) • 5.3 g • ⌀ 15 mm
SNG Cop# 1030, BMC Greek# 15, N# 87017

Siglos - Xerxes I / Darius II (THE ROYAL COINAGE - 3rd type B - early)
(485 BC - 420 BC)
Silver (.950) • 5.5 g • ⌀ 15 mm
SNG Cop# 1030, Barclay VH# Plate I - 25, BMC Greek# 15-69, N# 87043

Siglos - Xerxes I / Artaxerxes II (THE ROYAL COINAGE - 3rd type B)
(470 BC - 420 BC)
Silver (.950) • 5.34 g • ⌀ 13 mm
SNG Cop# 1030, BMC Greek# 69, N# 85270

Siglos - Artaxerxes I / Darius III (THE ROYAL COINAGE - 4th type)
(455 BC - 330 BC)
Silver (.950) • 5 g • ⌀ 14 mm
SNG Cop# 1031-1033-1041, BMC Greek# 176, N# 60740

Siglos - Artaxerxes I / Artaxerxes II (THE ROYAL COINAGE - 3rd type B - late)
(450 BC - 375 BC)
Silver (.950) • 5.5 g • ⌀ 15 mm
SNG Cop# 1029, BMC Greek# 69, N# 87048

Siglos - Artaxerxes I / Darius II (THE ROYAL COINAGE - 4th type A - early)
(450 BC - 420 BC)
Silver (.950) • 5.6 g • ⌀ 14 mm
SNG Cop# 1035, N# 72816

Siglos - Darius II / Artaxerxes II (THE ROYAL COINAGE - 4th type B - middle)
(423 BC - 358 BC)
Silver (.950) • 5.5 g • ⌀ 15 mm
SNG Cop# 1033, N# 89457

Siglos - Artaxerxes II / Artaxerxes III (THE ROYAL COINAGE - 3rd type B - late)
(405 BC - 338 BC)
Silver (.950) • 5.1 g • ⌀ 15 mm
SNG Cop# 1029, Mitch AC# 110, BMC Greek# 69, N# 56091

Siglos - Artaxerxes II / Darius III (THE ROYAL COINAGE - 4th type C - late)
(375 BC - 330 BC)
Silver (.950) • 5.5 g • ⌀ 14 mm
SNG Cop# 1031, Barclay VH# Plate I - 27, BMC Greek# 176, N# 85271

1⁄12 Daric - Darius I / Xerxes I
(522 BC - 465 BC)
Gold • 0.66 g
BMC Greek# 184, GCV# 3426, N# 375139

Daric - Darius I / Xerxes I (THE ROYAL COINAGE - 2nd type)
(510 BC - 480 BC)
Gold (.958) • 8.32 g • ⌀ 18 mm
BMC Greek# 184, SNG Cop# 1446, GCV# 3425, N# 69693

Daric - Darius I / Artaxerxes II (THE ROYAL COINAGE - 3rd type)
(490 BC - 375 BC)
Gold (.958) • 8.30 g • ⌀ 15.8 mm
SNG Cop# 274, SNG Cop# 275, SNG Cop# 276, BMC Greek# 3, N# 60747

Daric - Artaxerxes I / Darius III (THE ROYAL COINAGE - 4th type)
(450 BC - 330 BC)
Gold (.958) • 8.4 g • ⌀ 18 mm
N# 60749

Persian Empires › Achaemenid Empire (559 BC - 330 BC) › Achaemenid Empire • Unspecified currency

Memnon of Rhodes Æ Chalkous
360 BC - 340 BC
Bronze • 0.70 g • ⌀ 8.9 mm
N# 374085

Persian Empires › Achaemenid Empire (559 BC - 330 BC) › Achaemenid Satrapies › Caria, Satrapy of • Drachm (550-330 BCE)

Obol - Hecatomnus (Caria satrapy - "Ἑκατόμνος")
(395 BC - 377 BC)
Silver • 1 g • ⌀ 9 mm
BMC Greek# 37-41, Klein Mö# 505, N# 137249

Diobol - Hecatomnus Caria satrapy - "Ἑκατόμνος"
(392 BC - 376 BC)
Silver • 1.2 g • ⌀ 10 mm
N# 373419

Stater - temp. Artaxerxes III / Darius III
(341 BC - 334 BC)
Silver • 14.64 g • ⌀ 20 mm
SNG Cop# 1004, N# 60738

Tetradrachm - Hecatomnus (Caria satrapy)
(392 BC - 377 BC)
Silver • 14.89 g • ⌀ 25 mm
BMC Greek# 1, SNGvA7 Kar# 2354, SNG Tr-1# 868-869, N# 81131

Tetradrachm - Mausolus (Halikarnassos)
(377 BC - 353 BC)
Silver • 15.25 g • ⌀ 24 mm
SNGvA7 Kar# 2358, BMC Greek# 8, SNG-B Lock# 2907, SNG Tr-1# 873, HN Online# 227, N# 385893

Tetradrachm - Mausolus (Halikarnassos)
(377 BC - 353 BC)
Silver • 15.17 g • ⌀ 23 mm
SNGvA7 Kar# 2359, BMC Greek# 3-5 var., HN Online# 2120, N# 385887

Tetradrachm - Pixodarus (Halikarnassos)
(341 BC - 335 BC)
Silver • 15.25 g • ⌀ 24 mm
SNGvA7 Kar# 8047, HN Online# 1, N# 385891

1⁄24 Stater - Pixodarus
(341 BC - 335 BC)
Gold • 0.35 g • ⌀ 5 mm
SNG Levante# 2374, N# 378799

Persian Empires › Achaemenid Empire (559 BC - 330 BC) › Achaemenid Satrapies › Cilicia, Satrapy of • Drachm (550-330 BCE)

Tetartemorion - temp. Artaxerxes III / Darius III
(358 BC - 330 BC)
Billon • 0.17 g • ⌀ 6 mm
N# 70726

Obol - Datames
(384 BC - 360 BC)
Silver • 0.78 g • ⌀ 10.0 mm
SNG France# 278-281, N# 193584

Stater - Tiribazus (Cilicia satrapy)
(387 BC - 380 BC)
Silver • 10.45 g • ⌀ 22.2 mm
BMC Greek# 26, SNG Cop# 418, SNG Cop# 5601, BMC Greek# 12, BMC Greek# 3, N# 81101

Stater - Datames (Tarsus satrapy)
(369 BC - 362 BC)
Silver • 10.37 g • ⌀ 22.4 mm
BMC Greek# 35, BMC Greek# 36, SNG Cop# 301, N# 81098

Stater - Mazaeus (Tarsus satrapy)
(361 BC - 334 BC)
Silver • 10.9 g • ⌀ 25 mm
BMC Greek# 51, SNG Cop# 5958, SNGvA13 Ki# 5959, N# 81096

Stater - Mazaeus (Cilicia satrapy)
(361 BC - 334 BC)
Silver • 10.06 g • ⌀ 24 mm
BMC Greek# 64, SNG Cop# 188, N# 71374

Stater - Pharnabazos II (Tarse)
(380 BC - 373 BC)
Silver • 10.51 g • ⌀ 22 mm
SNG France# 248 var., SNGvA13 Ki# 5925, N# 385678

Stater - Pharnabazus II (Tarsus)
(380 BC - 373 BC)
Silver • 10.69 g • ⌀ 23 mm
SNG France# 251-256, SNGvA1 PPB# 5927-5929, SNG Cop# Supp. 609, SNG Levante# 72, N# 189867

Stater - Pharnabazos (Tarsos)
(380 BC - 373 BC)
Silver • 10.51 g • ⌀ 22 mm
SNG Levante# 70, SNGvA13 Ki# 5916-5917, N# 385681

Stater - Pharnabazus II (Tarsus)
(380 BC - 375 BC)
Silver • 10.36 g
SNGvA13 Ki# 5920, N# 388384

Stater - Pharnabazos
(379 BC - 374 BC)
Silver • 10.71 g
GCV# 5642, BMC Greek# 22, N# 361426

Stater - Mazaios
(361 BC - 334 BC)
Silver • 10.42 g • ⌀ 22.5 mm
SNG France# 360, SNG Levante# 113, N# 280165

Stater - Mazaeus (Tarsus)
(361 BC - 334 BC)
Silver • 10.87 g • ⌀ 23 mm
SNG France# 362-364, N# 385896

Stater - Mazaeus (Myriandros)
(361 BC - 334 BC)
Silver • 10.69 g • ⌀ 22 mm
SNG France# 431, SNG Levante# 188, N# 385670

Stater - Mazaeus
(361 BC - 334 BC)
Silver • 10.57 g • ⌀ 24 mm
N# 385659

Stater - Mazaeus
(361 BC - 334 BC)
Silver • 10.80 g • ⌀ 22 mm
N# 385662

Stater - Mazaeus
(361 BC - 334 BC)
Silver • 0.57 g • ⌀ 10 mm
SNG Cop# Supp. 537, N# 374819

Persian Empires › Achaemenid Empire (559 BC - 330 BC) › Achaemenid Satrapies › Cilicia, Satrapy of • Unspecified currency

Stater - Mazaios (Tarsos)
(361 BC - 334 BC)
Silver • 10.62 g • ⌀ 25.0 mm
SNG France# 340-342, N# 193585

Persian Empires › Achaemenid Empire (559 BC - 330 BC) › Achaemenid Satrapies › Egypt, Satrapy of • Drachm (550-330 BCE)

Tetradrachm - Sabakes (Egypt Satrapy)
(343 BC - 333 BC)
Silver • 17.15 g
SNG Cop# 3, N# 80670

Tetradrachm - Mazakes (Egypt satrapy)
(333 BC - 332 BC)
Silver • 16.6 g • ⌀ 22.2 mm
N# 81100

Persian Empires › Achaemenid Empire (559 BC - 330 BC) › Achaemenid Satrapies › Ionia, Satrapy of • Drachm (550-330 BCE)

Chalkous - temp. Artaxerxes III / Darius III
(350 BC - 334 BC)
Copper • 1.7 g • ⌀ 14 mm
BMC Greek# 7, BMC Greek# 8-9 var, N# 90567

Chalkous - temp. Artaxerxes III / Darius III
(350 BC - 334 BC)
Copper • 1.4 g • ⌀ 12 mm
SNG Cop# 2754, N# 90566

Obol - temp. Artaxerxes II (Ionia satrapy)
(404 BC - 358 BC)
Silver • 0.58 g
BMC Greek# 27, N# 90568