521 BC - 350 BC

Achaemenid Empire   Artaxerxes I - Darius III
 Siglos / Σίγλος AR 14
 SHH 7582

7582 Achaemenid Artaxerxes I - Darius III Siglos

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 5.299 g   13.5-14.8 mm   3.241 eqmm   tmax 4.0 mm   rh 0.40 mm   _:__ o'clock
VF   σmax(SigmaTest, 240 Hz) = obv. ?.?, rev. ?.? MS/m
Bearded archer, the Great King, kneeling/running right, holding dagger [and bow].
Oblong incuse punch; countermarks (?).
 Obverse: rectangular punch 1.1x1.1 mm, depth ≈ 1 mm; ;
crescent-formed punch, diameter ≈ 3 mm. in right field beneath the Kings arm.
Copenhagen 284/287; Sear Greek 4683 (Lydia)
Olympus Numismatic 13/17, 15.6.2024