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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Orielensis, post: 3507902, member: 96898&quot;]Nice siglos, [USER=100731]@Roerbakmix[/USER] !</p><p><br /></p><p>Some recent scholarship (e.g. Nicolas Corfú: A New Thesis for Siglos and Dareikos, 2011) argues that the Persian sigloi and dareikoi do not constitute Achaemenid imperial coinage but local issues of a mint in the satrapy of Lydia, probably Sardis. I don&#039;t have the background knowledge to fully assess this thesis, but Corfú&#039;s evidence and argument appear coherent and convincing to me. Are there any opinions or insights on this here on Cointalk? My sigloi are still filed as &quot;Achaemenid Empire&quot; according to Carradice, but I am following the debate and expect that I&#039;ll have to rewrite some tags soon...</p><p><br /></p><p>To keep this post visually appealing, here are some of mine. This one I simply love although it is a fourrée (the weight and a tiny spot on the edge give it away):</p><p>[ATTACH=full]930273[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="3">Artaxerxes II – Darius III, Achaemenid Empire, fourrée siglos, ca. 375–336 BC. Obv: Great King kneeling left, holding dagger and bow, three pellets on chest. Rev: irregular punch. 14.4mm, 4.92g. Ref: Carradice 1987, type IV C (prototype).</font></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="4">Here is one I bought from [USER=76086]@Ken Dorney[/USER] because of the interestingly irregular flan as well as the comical look of the Great King – look at that mouth!</font></p><p>[ATTACH=full]930272[/ATTACH]</p><p><font size="4"><font size="3">Darius II – Artaxerxes II, Achaemenid Empire, siglos, ca. 420–375 BC. Obv: Great King kneeling r., holding dagger and bow. Rev: oblong punch, test punches. 19mm, 5.22g. Ref: Carradice 1987, type IV B. Ex Ken Dorney.</font></font></p><p><font size="4"><br /></font></p><p><font size="4">Finally, I got this one, which is not in great shape, because of the variety of different banker&#039;s marks. Call me a fool, but I am intrigued by such things:</font></p><p><font size="4">[ATTACH=full]930271[/ATTACH] </font></p><p><font size="3">Xerxes I – Artaxerxes II, Achaemenid Empire, siglos, ca. 485–375 BC. Obv: Great King kneeling left, holding transverse spear and bow, numerous banker&#039;s marks. Rev: irregular punch. 15mm, 5.43g. Ref: Carradice 1987, type III B. Ex Savoca, Blue Auction 14, lot 495.</font>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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