Siglos - Darius I / Xerxes I THE ROYAL COINAGE - 3rd type A

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)
Type Standard circulation coin
Years 490 BC - 475 BC
Value Siglos (1⁄20)
Currency Daric (521 BC-330 BC)
Composition Silver (.950)
Weight 5.3 g
Diameter 15 mm
Shape Round (irregular)
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
87017
References SNG Copenhagen# 1030,
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# 15
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 in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow, quiver over shoulder.
Usually two pellets behind beard

Reverse

Incuse square

Comments

Particular: two pellets behind beard

Lighter weight standard, c. 5.30 - 5.39 g, is the most important distinction from Type IIIb but it is difficult to determine intended weight with wear. Usually two pellets behind beard, generally a life-like well proportioned figure, V-shaped folds on front of drapery, long beard with flat end, quiver visible. Possibly introduced in connection with the accession of Xerxes, c. 486 B.C.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC Frequency
ND (490 BC - 475 BC)  54%
ND (490 BC - 475 BC)  38% Sardis mint

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Pictures Sale Date Version Grade Sold price
Picture 1 of a sold Siglos - Darius I / Xerxes I (THE ROYAL COINAGE - 3rd type A)
Katz
Auction 101
Lot 1418
Internet Archive
18 Nov 2023 Undetermined VF USD 55.08
(EUR 51.00)
(+ buyer's premium)
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