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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Ancientnoob, post: 1734799, member: 44140&quot;]<span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">For years I looked for an Early Persian Siglos, from the time of the Battle of Thermopylae, and the Greek War with Persia. Many of the coins available on the market are low grade, very worn and/ or very counter struck, they can be had for a better part of $100. Many of the nice examples command very nice prices for siglos of any era, and any type. </font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">I finally pulled the trigger after months of stalking this piece and watching the price drop and drop. I was finally able to work out a reasonable deal with a very &quot;offical&quot; firm in Beverley Hills. The coin came with a very nice COA signed and on very very nice thick textured stationary. </font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">Achaemenid Kings of Persia</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">Time of Darios I to Xerxes I c. 485-450 BC. Time of the War with Greece</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">AR Silver Siglos 17 mm x 5.51g</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">Sardes Mint</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">Persian Hero King in Kneeling -running stance right, holding spear and bow</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">Reverse: Incuse punch, bankers mark.</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">Ref: Carradice Type IIIa (pl. xi, 14); Carradice, &quot; Two Achaemenid Hoards&quot;, in NumChron 1998, 136-7.</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">Note: Near VF, Good Metal.</font></span></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH]271890.vB[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">The Coin portrays the king as the Lord of the Bow, one of the kings offical titles, preparing to throw a spear while running and shooting an enemy with an arrow.</font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial">The coins are an early continuation of the first ancient coins struck by Croesus, made for circulation in the &quot;Greek&quot; world.</font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial"><br /></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial"><br /></font></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><font face="Arial"></font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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