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Time of Artaxerxes II to Artaxerxes III, AR Siglos, c.375-340 BC, Achaemenid Kingdom
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Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, dagger in right hand and bow in left
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Incuse punch
13mm x 16mm, 5.41g ...
Kingdom of Persis, Artaxerxes II AR Drachm. Crowned bust left / King standing left, holding scepter, before lighted altar; Aramaic legend forming square around.
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G6212 2432 Persis, Artaxerxes II: AR Drachm
$175.00
50-1 bc. 3.76 gm 19-23 mm
Obv. -- Bust l. in mural crown and diadem
Rev. Aramaic inscription King sacrificing l. at altar
Sear G6212: Alram 570, BMC 28. areas of hoard patina, oth.
Achaemenid Persia, Lydia, 450-330 BC, time of Artaxerxes I - Darius III, AR Siglos (5.6g). King rt. with bow and dagger or sword/Incuse punch, SNG Cop 284-287. Centered slightly to rt. on oval flan, bow off flan, several banker's marks to left obv.
Some are distinctly archaic and date from the times of Darius, Xerxes, and Artaxerxes I (Longimanus), B.C. 521-425, while others are characterized by successive modifications in the physiognomy of the king which suggest rude attempts at portraiture.
Tennes was reigning at the time of the revolt of B.C. 351, and after his betrayal of Sidon was put to death by Artaxerxes, circ. B.C. 348.
CLASS VI. Euagoras II of Salamis. Circ. B.C. 345-342.
 See also: Coinage, Bust, Crown, Tetradrachm, King
  
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