(BC 545-520) Cyrus/Darios - AR Siglos

Time of Cyrus to Darios I, ca 545-520 BC. AR Siglos (15mm, 5.23g). Confronted foreparts of lion right and bull left / Two incuse square punches. Near EF, toned. The first coinage of the Persian Empire.

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Filename:	93000408.jpg
City/Mint name:	Kings of Lydia
Keywords:	silver / archaic
References:	Berk 23; TraitÃ© I 411; SNG Kayhan 1025; SNG von Aulock 2877-9; Sunrise 16
Valuation:	CNG Auc. 93 (5/2013), lot 408 ($1,700 + comm)
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