Siglos - Xerxes I / Artaxerxes II THE ROYAL COINAGE - 3rd type B
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Features
| Issuer |
Achaemenid Empire
(Achaemenid Empire (559 BC - 330 BC))  |
|---|---|
| Król |
Xerxes I (486 BC - 465 BC)
Artaxerxes II Mnemon (405 BC - 358 BC) |
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 470 BC - 420 BC |
| Value | Siglos (1⁄20) |
| Currency | Daric (521 BC-330 BC) |
| Composition | Srebro (.950) |
| Weight | 5.34 g |
| Diameter | 13 mm |
| Thickness | 4 mm |
| Shape | Okrągły (nieregularny) |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 85270 |
| References | SNG Copenhagen# 1030 Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Greek Coins. Danish National Museum. Copenhagen, Denmark (44 volumes). British Museum (publisher). A Catalogue of the Greek Coins in the British Museum. British Museum, London, United Kingdom (28 volumes). |
Obverse
(en) The king, bearded, crowned, and clad in the Persian "candys", kneeling right on one knee, at his back a quiver, in his right a spear, and in his outstretched left a strung bow.
Bankers mark.
Possibility of countermarks.
Reverse
(en) Irregular incuse
Possibility of countermarks.
Edge
Zwykły
Comments
(en) Brit Mus Plate I 25
Type IIIb
Kneeling-running figure of the Great King right, transverse spear with point downward in right, bow in left, bearded, crowned. Sardis mint. Possibly introduced in connection with the accession of Xerxes.
Drapery with naturalistic fold over the advanced left knee, no pellets, sometimes appears beardless, often cartoon-like or crude, sometimes an elongated face, sometimes quiver not visible, significant variation in style.
Type IIIb
Kneeling-running figure of the Great King right, transverse spear with point downward in right, bow in left, bearded, crowned. Sardis mint. Possibly introduced in connection with the accession of Xerxes.
Drapery with naturalistic fold over the advanced left knee, no pellets, sometimes appears beardless, often cartoon-like or crude, sometimes an elongated face, sometimes quiver not visible, significant variation in style.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | Frequency | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (470 BC - 450 BC) | (en) Sardis mint | 75% | |||||||||||||
| ND (455 BC - 420 BC) | (en) Sardis mint (Artaxerxes I) | 25% | |||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 90
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Bullion value: USD 12.05
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Actual srebro weight: 0.163 oz
Current srebro price: 73.88 USD/oz (see silver price 
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