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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 2915311, member: 51347&quot;]I have a few Sigloi and Sigloi Fractionals, covering the Persian Achaemenid Period, until Philip II and Alexander III of Makedon said that that was ENOUGH!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]704698[/ATTACH]</p><p>Persia Achaemenid Empire Darius I <b>510-486 BCE </b>AR 0.11g 5mm <b>1/32nd Siglos</b> Persian hero-king in running incuse Klein 758 Rare</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]704701[/ATTACH]</p><p>Persian Achamenid Type III spear over shoulder Darius I to Xerxes II Ca <b>485-420 BCE</b> AR <b>Siglos</b> Bankers Marks Incuse rev</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]704697[/ATTACH]</p><p>Persia Achamenid Type IV dagger quiver running Darius I to Xerxes II <b>455-420 BCE</b> AR <b>QUARTER-Siglos</b> 1.35g 8mm Incuse rev</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]704699[/ATTACH]</p><p>Achaemenid Xerxes II to Artaxerxes II <b>420-375 BCE</b> AR <b>siglos</b> 16 mm 5.14 g Persian king running spear bow - incuse Carradice Type IIIb C pl XIV 42) Sunrise 25</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]704700[/ATTACH]</p><p>Persia Achamenid Type IV Artaxerxes II to Daris III <b>375-336 BCE</b> AR <b>siglos</b> 15.2mm 5.45g kneeling-running stance right holding daggar and bow incuse BMC 172ff rev.&nbsp; Who knows, this one may had be in circulation and funded Darius III&#039;s War against Alexander III...</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Even a contemporary FAKE - people were stealing even as the concept of coins were first being used.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]704702[/ATTACH]</p><p>Persia Achaemenid Empire 4th C BCE <b>FOURREE</b> 15mm Siglos Persian hero-king in running incuse</p><p><br /></p><p>First GOLD Coin... used for major transactions between Satrapies / Armies / Commerce...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]704703[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>PERSIA Achaemenid Daris I-Xerxes II 485-420 BC <b>AV Daric</b> 14mm 8.3g LydoMilesian Sardes king wearing kidaris kandys quiver spear bow Incuse Carr Type IIIb Group A-B pl XIII 27</p><p><br /></p><p>THEN:&nbsp; <b>Philip II</b> said that was ENOUGH that Achaemenid Persia had consistenty interferred or invaded or occupied Makedon.&nbsp; Philip II REBUILT his Country into a Nation, TOTALLY rebuilt and trained the Army and Cavalry with innovative armaments and tactics.&nbsp; Acquired Silver and Gold mines to build a huge treasury.&nbsp; He was cut down by an assassin before he could personally implement his strategy on Persia:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]704704[/ATTACH]</p><p>Makedon Philip II Tet Pella LIFETIME 353-349 Zeus Horse star spearhd O-R Le Rider 102</p><p><br /></p><p>After Philip II was murdered, <b>Alexander III</b> who was young, was well-trained, and was in lock-step with his Father&#039;s plans, went on to prosecute Philip II&#039;s plans to destroy Persia:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]704705[/ATTACH]</p><p>Makedon Alexander - Alexandrine Babylon Di-Shekel Tet 24mm 16.3g LIFETIME-Gamma 328-311 Baal-Lion Nicolet-Pierre p291 7[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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