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MartiVltori Pillar of the Community United States 870 Posts	Posted 01/28/2015 10:41 pm This just arrived today. Probably beats my 5th century Athens tet as my oldest coin. I got this to represent Xerxes I in my Notable Figures collection. Achaemenid Empire AR Siglos, 486 - 420 B.C., Lydia, Sardis(?), 15.9mm, 5.35g, 0°, Carradice Type IIIb A/B. Obv: Great King advancing right, holding bow and scepter; countermark at elbow. Rev: Incuse punch. Edited by MartiVltori 01/28/2015 10:41 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 01/28/2015 10:52 pm Quite a nice coin. Trying to clean it up a bit? Report this Post to the Staff
MartiVltori Pillar of the Community United States 870 Posts	Posted 01/28/2015 10:53 pm Quote: Trying to clean it up a bit? No, I will leave it as is. Report this Post to the Staff
markbaer Valued Member Canada 242 Posts	Posted 01/28/2015 10:59 pm Very nice! Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 01/28/2015 11:32 pm Wonderful piece. Leave it the way it is. A gorgeous relic of the Greek War with Persia. Report this Post to the Staff
echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 01/29/2015 12:58 am Very nice coin. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21788 Posts	Posted 01/29/2015 5:48 pm I have read in an Australian coin magazine some years ago, that these sigloi can be sequenced according to what the king holds in the right hand: a sceptre, a spear, or a dagger. A bow in all examples is held in the left hand. These coins, for many collectors of ancient coins, are the oldest that they have. Report this Post to the Staff
pishpash Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 3626 Posts	Posted 01/31/2015 09:42 am I love this coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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