Siglos – Xerxes I – Darius II, -485/-420

Silver
DENOMINATION
Siglos
DATE
-485
/-420
OBVERSE

The king, bearded, crowned, and clad in the Persian “candys”, kneeling right on one knee, at his back a quiver, in his right a spear, and in his outstretched left a strung bow.

Two countermarks

REVERSE

Irregular incuse of oblong form.

MINT
Sardis
SIZE
18mm
WEIGHT
5.51g
REFERENCE
Carradice Type IIIb (early); SNG Cop#1030