Daric - Darius I / Artaxerxes II THE ROYAL COINAGE - 3rd type

Daric - Darius I / Artaxerxes II (THE ROYAL COINAGE - 3rd type) - obverseDaric - Darius I / Artaxerxes II (THE ROYAL COINAGE - 3rd type) - reverse

Obverse © Sam (CC BY-NC) – Reverse © simoneo80

Features

Issuer Achaemenid Empire (Achaemenid Empire (559 BC - 330 BC))
King Darius I the Great (522 BC - 486 BC)
Xerxes I the Great (486 BC - 465 BC)
Artaxerxes II Mnemon (405 BC - 358 BC)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 490 BC - 375 BC
Value Daric (1)
Currency Daric (521 BC-330 BC)
Composition Gold (.958)
Weight 8.30 g
Diameter 15.8 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Technique Hammered, incuse
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
60747
References SNG Copenhagen# 274,
Niels Breitenstein, Willy Schwabacher; 1942. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Coins and Medals. Danish National Museum / Volume 1. Italy, Part 1 : Etruria - Campania. Einar Munksgaard, Copenhagen, Denmark.
And 43 more volumes.
SNG Copenhagen# 275,
Niels Breitenstein, Willy Schwabacher; 1942. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Coins and Medals. Danish National Museum / Volume 1. Italy, Part 1 : Etruria - Campania. Einar Munksgaard, Copenhagen, Denmark.
And 43 more volumes.
SNG Copenhagen# 276,
Niels Breitenstein, Willy Schwabacher; 1942. Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Coins and Medals. Danish National Museum / Volume 1. Italy, Part 1 : Etruria - Campania. Einar Munksgaard, Copenhagen, Denmark.
And 43 more volumes.
BMC Greek# 3
Reginald Stuart Poole; 1876. A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum / Volume 2. Sicily. British Museum, London, United Kingdom.
And 26 more volumes.

Obverse

Persian king or hero right in kneeling position with quiver, holding a spear in his right hand and the bow with his left.

Reverse

Incuse punch.
possibility Countermarks.

Edge

Smooth

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
ND (490 BC - 475 BC)  Type IIIa (Darius I - Xerxes I)
ND (490 BC - 375 BC)  Type III (Darius I / Artaxerxes II)
ND (485 BC - 420 BC)  Type IIIb - early (Xerxes I - Darius II)
ND (475 BC - 375 BC)  Type IIIb - late (Xerxes I - Artaxerxes II)
ND (450 BC - 375 BC)  Type IIIb - late (Artaxerxes I - Artaxerxes II)
ND (420 BC - 375 BC)  Type IIIb - late (Xerxes II - Artaxerxes II)

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