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

Features

Issuer	Achaemenid Empire (Achaemenid Empire (559 BC - 330 BC))
Król	Darius I the Great (522 BC - 486 BC) Xerxes I (486 BC - 465 BC) Artaxerxes II Mnemon (405 BC - 358 BC)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	490 BC - 375 BC
Value	Siglos (1⁄20)
Currency	Daric (521 BC-330 BC)
Composition	Srebro (.950)
Weight	5.49 g
Diameter	15 mm
Thickness	4 mm
Shape	Okrągły (nieregularny)
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 60745
References	SNG Copenhagen# 1029-1030 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes). , BMC Greek# 15-69 British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes).

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Obverse

Perski król lub bohater w pozycji klęczącej z kołczanem, trzymający włócznię w prawej ręce i łuk w lewej. Automatically translated

Reverse

Nacięcie.
Kontrmarki. Automatically translated

Edge

Gładki

Wiele Siglosów może mieć niewielkie ślady uderzeń (kontr-znaki). Automatically translated

Comments

Typ IIIa (dwa pęcherzyki za uszami - waga < 5,50 g)
Typ IIIb (bez dwóch pęcherzyków za uszami - waga > 5,50 g)
Typ IIIb późny (kandys schodzący regularnie w dół, tworząc łuk od kolana - waga > 5,50 g)

(Siglos niektóre typu IIIb w prostokącie z nacięciami przynoszą relief małych przedstawień, takich jak głowa lwa, hełm lub inne. Ułamki dla tego typu są niezwykle rzadkie). Automatically translated

This is an automatic translation. The original text is:

Type IIIa (two bubbles behind the ears - weight < 5.50 g)
Type IIIb (without two bubbles behind the ears - weight > 5.50 g)
Type IIIb late (kandys coming down on a regular basis to form an arc from knee - weight > 5.50 g)

(Siglos some type IIIb in incuse rectangle bring in relief of small representations as a lion's head, a helmet, or otherwise. The fractions for this type are extremely rare.)

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Date		Frequency
Undetermined
ND (490 BC - 475 BC)	(en) Type IIIa (Darius I - Xerxes I) 5.30 - 5.39 g	25%
ND (490 BC - 375 BC)	(en) Type III (Darius I / Artaxerxes II)	9%
ND (485 BC - 420 BC)	(en) 1/8 Siglos (0.72 g) Type IIIb - early (Xerxes I - Darius II)	0%
ND (485 BC - 420 BC)	(en) Type IIIb - early (Xerxes I - Darius II) 5.55 - 5.60 g	34%
ND (475 BC - 375 BC)	(en) Type IIIb - late (Xerxes I - Artaxerxes II) 5.55 - 5.60 g	6%
ND (475 BC - 375 BC)	(en) Type IIIb (Helmet)	0%
ND (475 BC - 375 BC)	(en) Type IIIb (lion's head)	0%
ND (450 BC - 375 BC)	(en) Type IIIb - late (Artaxerxes I - Artaxerxes II) 5.55 - 5.60 g	9%

Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this coin. Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%.

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Actual srebro weight: 0.168 oz

Current srebro price: 73.42 USD/oz (see silver price

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