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<p>[QUOTE="GinoLR, post: 24581657, member: 128351"]I have in a junkbox two more <i>sigloi</i> (that's the plural of siglos). I just took the pictures with my smartphone, so please excuse the mess</p><p><br /></p><p>1) a fourrée</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1560408[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Achemenid Empire, siglos. AR (fourrée) 14-15.5 mm, 4.83 g</p><p>Obv.: Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, holding (...) and bow</p><p>Rev.: Irregular punch? </p><p>Carradice type IV? 4th c. BC</p><p><br /></p><p>I wonder if the reverse is just an irregular punch or if there is something else... </p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>2) an imitative siglos</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1560409[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>Imitation of Achemenid siglos. Debased AR, 14-16 mm, 3.97 g</p><p><br /></p><p>Obv.: Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear pointing diagonally downwards and bow.</p><p>Rev.: Schematic Persian king or hero? </p><p><br /></p><p>It's not bronze, but it seems to be a much debased silver. I don't know what it is, I've never seen a coin like this one. If somebody knows... many thanks in advance![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="GinoLR, post: 24581657, member: 128351"]I have in a junkbox two more [I]sigloi[/I] (that's the plural of siglos). I just took the pictures with my smartphone, so please excuse the mess 1) a fourrée [ATTACH=full]1560408[/ATTACH] Achemenid Empire, siglos. AR (fourrée) 14-15.5 mm, 4.83 g Obv.: Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, holding (...) and bow Rev.: Irregular punch? Carradice type IV? 4th c. BC I wonder if the reverse is just an irregular punch or if there is something else... 2) an imitative siglos [ATTACH=full]1560409[/ATTACH] Imitation of Achemenid siglos. Debased AR, 14-16 mm, 3.97 g Obv.: Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear pointing diagonally downwards and bow. Rev.: Schematic Persian king or hero? It's not bronze, but it seems to be a much debased silver. I don't know what it is, I've never seen a coin like this one. If somebody knows... many thanks in advance![/QUOTE]
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