Persian Kings (BC 520-505) Siglos

Darios I, ca 520-505 BC. AR Siglos (13.5mm, 5.24g). Sardes mint. Half-length bust of Persian king or hero right, wearing kidaris and kandys, holding bow in left hand, arrows in right / Incuse punch. Good VF, toned, usual granular surfaces. Rare.

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City/Mint name:	Achaemenid Kings of Persia
Keywords:	silver / archaic
References:	Carradice Type I (pl. XI, 10); Meadows, Administration 318; BMC Arabia pl. XXVII, 25; Sunrise 17
Valuation:	CNG Auc. 99 (5/2015), lot 382 [$2,100 + comm]
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