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Siglos of the Achaemenid Kings

Obv.: King running to r., kneeling carrying bow and spear Rev.: Oblong incuse punch

Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art & Numismatics The donor Robert J.Myers acquired this group of sigloi between 1968 and 1971 from a hoard of about 1 500. Find spot unknown. (Sigloi are often found in hoards of 10 000 or more). Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Robert J. Myers

Achaemenid Kings (Coin Constituent)

450 - 330 BCE 5th-4th century BCE Achaemenid period -450 -330

Persian

Title: Siglos of the Achaemenid Kings

Description:

Obv.

: King running to r.

, kneeling carrying bow and spear Rev.

: Oblong incuse punch.

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