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Pillar of the Community
Belgium
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I won this siglos a few days ago by Savoca coins on ebay with description :siglos 5,29 gr 16 mm , Darius , Xerxes .Looking on internet , I found : Carradice type III A,Darius I /Xerxes I : 490/480-475.It is the time of the two Persian invasions in Greece and the battles of Thermopylai Plataeae , Marathon and Salamis .I am not sure of the attribution , so can anybody confirm ? Thanks. albert ps: cheap , only € 31 ,US$ 36  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6130 Posts |
Super pick up! Here is the best free reference I know of for the type: https://www.forumancientcoins.com/n...p?key=siglosIt looks like series IIIa based on the weight, but there is fairly even pitting over the coin; it could be IIIb with a fair bit of silver lost to the environment or cleaning. Regardless, super details and you got a great price! I have never seen one with a full image of the king go so cheap before! |
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 United States
23731 Posts |
Excellent detail, super coin. Congrats.
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Pillar of the Community
United Kingdom
2624 Posts |
Good result, a must have for any respectable collection :-) congratulations.
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Moderator
United States
34423 Posts |
Great pick-up! I spent a bit more for mine.  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
United States
949 Posts |
I cannot tell clearly from the picture, but I do not see the two pellets that distinguish type IIIa. Given the oversized eye I am inclined to call it type IIIb (early).
Odd that you would come across one with a grainy outer surface just now. Just a couple of weeks earlier I picked up types 1 and 2 with similar surfacing from another European house, also at bargain prices. I wonder if someone over there is clearing things out.
They aren't great but they are from the earlier types, if you care to see them.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Congrats, Albert. Nice one.  |
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Pillar of the Community
 Belgium
1194 Posts |
Thanks all . The coin will arrive next monday but I am not at house next week .Once in hand , I will check for the two pellets . albert
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Posted 08/16/2017 2:32 pm
