A COIN OF THE ACHAIMENID EMPIRE
Persian Siglos

OHG2: 15mm silver siglos issued in Lydia under Artaxerxes I-Dareios III (450-330 BC)

Weight: 4.65g

Die Axis: twelve o'clock

Reference: Babelon

Obverse: Bearded archer (the Great King) running right, holding spear and bow.

Reverse: Oblong punch.


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