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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Napata, post: 2330894, member: 76197&quot;]Gee...I finally found a reference to a smaller denomination of sigloi Type III. <a href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=siglos" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.forumancientcoins.com/numiswiki/view.asp?key=siglos" rel="nofollow">Here it is mentioned only 1/8 siglos weight</a> exists for the running-kneeling Persian king Type III. Yet I have to wade through a gigantic pool of archived coins to get to see one example.</p><p><br /></p><p>And, on top of its rarity, the incuse is rather strange.</p><p><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/enlarged/3340179.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=267328" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=267328" rel="nofollow">CNG Auction 334, Lot 179</a></p><p><br /></p><p>The bidding war occurred to be quite fierce with an estimation of 150 USD for ending up to 850 USD. I see the bidders knew how rare is to see this pokemon.</p><p><br /></p><p>It is interesting to see how common fractional Sigloi Type II (Persian king kneeling and ready to shoot an arrow) have become recently when they were rare few years ago.</p><p>As for fractional Sigloi Type IV, they are relatively accessible (most common being 1/4 Siglos).</p><p><br /></p><p>But the Type III...I don&#039;t understand why being so rare while a full siglos Type III is rather common. I have heard this type was a new series introduced by Artaxerxes III while the previous ones belonged to Darius the Great. I wonder if there is a link.</p><p><br /></p><p>====================================</p><p><br /></p><p>Have you ever felt you missed a great opportunity for a coin not only cheap and rare? I&#039;m sure everyone did felt that gut-wrenching emotion at least once.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have never had the chance to meet this hieratic and glorious Achaemenid-themed coin with a lance standing upright and his bow over his shoulder. Only 85 USD. That coin had no competition and thus was an easy grab within my financial capabilities (even with the hammer price tax). Plus, I don&#039;t remember seeing another like that one. The obverse (Athena) is quite nice too.</p><p><img src="https://www.cngcoins.com/photos/enlarged/3220324.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=253468" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=253468" rel="nofollow">CNG Auction 322, Lot 324</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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