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Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 06/24/2016 2:32 pm Woke up to a surprise that I had won this one overnight, for a bit under $40: Ostensibly a type IIIb AR siglos of Darius I or Xerxes I, ca 486 BC. 15mm / 5.49g "Great King" kneeling, holding bow and arrow / Rectangular punch It's got a nasty scratch, but the figure has a full face with visible bow and arrow. I'll have to see how it looks in hand when it arrives. How did I do? Is the seller's attribution of the type correct? Edited by Finn235 06/24/2016 2:33 pm Report this Post to the Staff

allranger Pillar of the Community United States 1391 Posts	Posted 06/24/2016 2:34 pm The scratch looks more like a punch mark to me. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 06/24/2016 2:43 pm Nice coin. Here is an excellent reference to the type and the counter marks found on them. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/nu...p?key=siglos Report this Post to the Staff
Kamnaskires Pillar of the Community United States 7066 Posts	Posted 06/24/2016 2:57 pm Nice pick up. The countermark appears to be a variant (mirror) of type 177. Report this Post to the Staff
captainyesterday555 Valued Member United States 129 Posts	Posted 06/25/2016 01:42 am Congratulations on winning this. One of my favorite historical periods, and wish I had a Darius or Xerxes. Report this Post to the Staff
DavidUK Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2624 Posts	Posted 06/25/2016 10:06 am Well done, looks like good value to me... Report this Post to the Staff
lrbguy Pillar of the Community United States 949 Posts	Posted 06/25/2016 1:26 pm These are always fun. The usual reading of the iconography for Carradice type IIIb is that the obverse figure carries a bow in his outstretched arm and a spear transversely in his other hand held across his body. As for the punch mark, it is odd that the chart at Forum doubles up that particular mark. The form on this coin is actually rather often seen, but it was not included in the original chart by Hill. Perhaps the editor at Forum had intended to flip it as a subvariety, but didn't quite follow through - ending up with a double listing. Anyone know why? Report this Post to the Staff
paul27613 Valued Member United States 152 Posts	Posted 06/30/2016 10:02 pm Humorously enough the Carradice book is far far more expensive than most sigloi, if you can even find it!! Paul Report this Post to the Staff
Finn235 Pillar of the Community United States 6130 Posts	Posted 07/01/2016 10:20 am That unfortunately seems to be the case with most reference books on obscure areas of numismatics. Huszar for medieval Hungarian coins is more expensive than a nearly complete set of them! Report this Post to the Staff
oh my florin Pillar of the Community Australia 1006 Posts	Posted 07/03/2016 06:00 am Good pick up interestingly a number of the Archaemenid coins continued to be struck under Alexander the Great at a Secondary Babylon Mint for local circulation. The primary mint in Babylon however began to strike coins of the Macedonian Standard. This continued even under the rule of Seleucus I. Edited by oh my florin 07/03/2016 06:50 am Report this Post to the Staff
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