Alexander III Vs King Darius - Coin Community Forum

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DavidUK Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2624 Posts	Posted 08/30/2012 9:08 pm I am getting quite confused, I have watched many documentaries about Alexander the greats campaign against Darius and I know that Alexander the great died in 323BC. The Darius in question was surely Darius the first? Looking for his coins I see the dates don't seem to marry up and then I read things like; "coin was introduced by Darius the Great of Persia some time between 522 BC and 486 BC and ended with Alexander the Great's invasion in 330 BC." No man was alive 200 years...so I must be doing something wrong. What do I need to search on V-coins to find coins of the Darius which Alexander the great conquered? Were there even any produced? Report this Post to the Staff

Bing Pillar of the Community United States 4253 Posts	Posted 08/30/2012 9:10 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Dionysos Valued Member Canada 472 Posts	Posted 08/30/2012 9:14 pm I guess you're referring to Darius III... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darius_III Report this Post to the Staff
DavidUK Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2624 Posts	Posted 08/30/2012 9:22 pm OK annoying that in all the documentaries they refer to him simply as Darius or King Darius. Thank you but is there a reason I can't find coins from his reign? Report this Post to the Staff
Dionysos Valued Member Canada 472 Posts	Posted 08/30/2012 9:28 pm The later types of sigloi are supposed to cover part of his reign at least. There's nothing with a name on it to clearly identify him, as for Alexander III. See here, bottom of the page... http://www.forumancientcoins.com/nu...p?key=Siglos Edited by Dionysos 08/30/2012 9:33 pm Report this Post to the Staff
DavidUK Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2624 Posts	Posted 08/30/2012 9:37 pm Thank you very much :) Report this Post to the Staff
Eng5858 Pillar of the Community United States 1316 Posts	Posted 08/30/2012 10:04 pm DavidUK, I learn something from you every time you post, Thanks... Report this Post to the Staff
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