Persian Siglos - Carradice Type IIIA?

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Chinese Coin Query New Member Australia 29 Posts	Posted 02/03/2015 05:43 am I recently purchased this Persian siglos and I was wondering whether it was a Carradice Type IIIa because of what appear to be two pellets behind the beard? (see http://www.forumancientcoins.com/nu...key=siglos). I'm not sure if that's what the pellets are supposed to look like. The seller said it weighed 5.45 grams which is slightly heavier than Type IIIa according to the link above, but there is an indentation in the side with some form of encrustation that could be making it heavier. I don't have coin scales myself (I need to get some.) Many thanks if anyone can help. Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 02/03/2015 06:07 am Your link didn't work. I don't know enough about this type to say for sure, but this might help. http://www.forumancientcoins.com/nu...p?key=siglos Report this Post to the Staff
Medieval Pillar of the Community 3772 Posts	Posted 02/03/2015 06:08 am Sorry, can't make a judgement on that. A clearer picture of the obverse would be nice. Btw, you need to leave a space after a URL, otherwise the link does not work properly. Report this Post to the Staff
Ancientnoob Pillar of the Community United States 5155 Posts	Posted 02/03/2015 1:05 pm Here is my siglos. I was looking for a IIIa in particular. I found one being offered by a very reputable dealer in Beverly Hills. I purchased it came to the same conclusion as yourself. My siglos is a tad heavy for the type and in the state of preservation it should in theory be heavier. I dont doubt the authenticity of my piece or the correctness of the site stated above. I belong to the school of thought that the weight constraint has a greater tolerance than what is previous believed and these coins were minted at several mints, not just Sardis, Lydia or Susa as is the current broad understanding. Achaemenid Kings of Persia Time of Darios I to Xerxes I c. 485-450 BC. Time of the War with Greece AR Silver Siglos 17 mm x 5.51g Sardes Mint Persian Hero King in Kneeling -running stance right, holding spear and bow Reverse: Incuse punch, bankers mark. Ref: Carradice Type IIIa (pl. xi, 14); Carradice, " Two Achaemenid Hoards", in NumChron 1998, 136-7. Note: Near VF, Good Metal. Report this Post to the Staff
Chinese Coin Query New Member Australia 29 Posts	Posted 02/03/2015 5:49 pm Thanks you everyone for your comments. Here is (hopefully) a slightly better picture. Report this Post to the Staff
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