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<p>[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 6455538, member: 51347"]<b>Well I TRIED to see any jewelry that XERXES wore, but nothing on my coin... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></b></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1257484[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1257485[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. </b></p><p><i><b>Darios I to Xerxes II. </b></i>Circa 485-420 BCE </p><p>AV Daric (14mm, 8.30 g). </p><p>Lydo-Milesian standard. </p><p>Sardes mint. </p><p>Persian king or hero, wearing <i>kidaris</i> and <i>kandys</i>, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left / </p><p>Incuse punch. </p><p>Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B (pl. XIII, 27); </p><p>Meadows, <i>Administration</i> 321; BMC Arabia pl. XXIV, 26</p><p><i>Ex: CNG</i></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>But, I really enjoy Carthage coinage for exactly as you were discussing.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1257490[/ATTACH]</p><p><b>Africa, Zeugitana, Carthage</b></p><p>EL Stater (also circulated as a Dekadrachm)</p><p>Anonymous, BCE 310-290</p><p>18.5 mm x 7.27 g</p><p>Obv: Grain-Wreathed head of Tanit left, <b>triple-pendant earring and necklace</b>; pellet before neck</p><p>Rev: Horse standing right; two pellets below ground line</p><p>Ref: Jenkins & Lewis Group V, 259–79; MAA 12; SNG Copenhagen 136</p><p><i>Ex: Private Collection in Colorado</i></p><p><i>Ex: Nathan Miller</i>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Alegandron, post: 6455538, member: 51347"][B]Well I TRIED to see any jewelry that XERXES wore, but nothing on my coin... :D[/B] [ATTACH=full]1257484[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1257485[/ATTACH] [B]PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. [/B] [I][B]Darios I to Xerxes II. [/B][/I]Circa 485-420 BCE AV Daric (14mm, 8.30 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing [I]kidaris[/I] and [I]kandys[/I], quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B (pl. XIII, 27); Meadows, [I]Administration[/I] 321; BMC Arabia pl. XXIV, 26 [I]Ex: CNG[/I] But, I really enjoy Carthage coinage for exactly as you were discussing. [ATTACH=full]1257490[/ATTACH] [B]Africa, Zeugitana, Carthage[/B] EL Stater (also circulated as a Dekadrachm) Anonymous, BCE 310-290 18.5 mm x 7.27 g Obv: Grain-Wreathed head of Tanit left, [B]triple-pendant earring and necklace[/B]; pellet before neck Rev: Horse standing right; two pellets below ground line Ref: Jenkins & Lewis Group V, 259–79; MAA 12; SNG Copenhagen 136 [I]Ex: Private Collection in Colorado Ex: Nathan Miller[/I][/QUOTE]
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