Lydia, Under the Persians, AR siglos. Great King kneeling with bow / Incuse.
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Siglos Silver coin of ancient Persian empire.
Stater Principal and standardized gold or silver coin of ancient Greeks and Celts.
Siglos
A small silver coin of the Persian Empire, struck in the ethnic Greek territories of western Turkey after the Persian conquest. A similar coin made of gold was known as the daric, equal in value to 20 sigloi.
Siglos, pl. sigloi
Silver Persian coin
Siliqua or keration, pl. siliquae or keratia ...
Siglos - Plural sigloi. A silver coin of ancient Persia, the 20th part of a gold daric.
{From Greek siglos from semetic (compare to Hebrew sheqel shekel.}
[Ancient Persia] ...
Siglos, v. Weight-Standards, &c.
Signets of magistrates, Abdera, 253 sqq.
Sikelia, head of, Adranum, 119; Alaesa, 126; Herbessus, 148; Morgantina, 157.
AR siglos 86.45 grs. max.
2. Variety; king beardless, as on corresponding daric supra (attributed to Cyrus the younger).
Similar. [Babelon, Perses Achém., p. 11. Nos. 96, 97].
This siglos bears all three of the major types of stamps. The owl and the three pointed pinwheel (stylized triskeles??) as well as most of the other marks shown on this page are 'positive' or 'raised' countermarks.
Achaemenid Persia, Lydia, 5th-4th Century BC, AR Siglos (5.5g). King rt. with bow and transverse spear/Incuse punch, SNG Cop 281-283. Near centered on nearly round flan, bow weak, clear design with some facial features, Fine+....$145 Photo ...
Imitation siglos. 15-14 mm. (4 mm thick) 4.50 grams. (Originals weigh c. 5.35 grams) This original: 16-14 mm. 5.40 grams.
Great king kneeling (running?) right, holding spear diagonally downwards in right and bow in left. No legend
/oblong punch ...
LYDIA, 450-330 BC, silver siglos, S-4682. Obverse: running bearded archer (probably the Persian king) holding a bow in front and with a spear over his shoulder. Reverse: oblong punch. The bow and the back foot of the archer are off the flan, 14.
Time of Xerxes II to Artaxerxes II, AR Siglos, c.420-375 BC, Achaemenid Kingdom
(No legend)
Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, dagger in right hand and bow in left, quiver with arrows over shoulder
(No legend)
Incuse punch ...
Amisos Pontos Circa 4th Century BCE. AR Siglos (18mm, 3.26 g)
Obv: Head of Hera left, wearing stephane.
Rev:Facing owl; LI-IS on either side.
Ex: CNG Electronic Auction ...
Lydia/Persian Kings/Xerxes. ca. 450-330BC Siglos
Obverse:
King running right holding a bow and a spear ...
*48579 Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Xerxes-. Artaxeres I. c. 486-450 BC. AR Siglos (5.61) . Bearded king kneeling right holding spear and bow/Oblong Punch. Nice early piece. SG-4678, BMC-pl. XXV. GVF. $250 [image] ...
The coin is a silver siglos, the obverse of which depicts the king-probably Darius III (337-330 b.c.) in a kneeling running attitude holding a bow and spear. The reverse simply bears a rectangular indentation.
The Persian Empire struck coins with Lydian types until 510, when the "archer" type characterizing Achaemenid coinage was introduced. The gold daric (8.3 g) and the silver siglos (5.3 g) continued the Lydian weight standard, ...
The last would be the coinage of Achaemenid Empire which has some relation to Lydian coinage of the 6th century BCE, Greek coinage also has some relation to Lydian coinage. The Persians issuesd silver Siglos and gold Darics.
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