Persian Kings (BC 520-505) Siglos

Darios I. Circa 520-505 BC. AR Siglos (14mm, 5.26 g). 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, granular surfaces. Very 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 (this coin)
Valuation:	CNG Triton XVIII (1/2015), lot 220 ($8,500 + comm)
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Date added:	Sep 25, 2018
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