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Author Topic: Achaemenid Empire, which period?  (Read 290 times)

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Offline Amit V

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Achaemenid Empire, which period?
« on: May 27, 2018, 02:01:55 am »
Hi

I am having difficulty deciding which period this coin belongs to. Any help is appreciated.

5.6 g, 15 mm

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Re: Achaemenid Empire, which period?
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Re: Achaemenid Empire, which period?
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2018, 08:51:27 am »
Thank you. Would this be Type IIIb (early). Xerxes I - Darius II, c. 485 - 420 BC. c. 5.55 - 5.60 g?

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Re: Achaemenid Empire, which period?
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2018, 09:44:18 am »
Yes, probably

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Re: Achaemenid Empire, which period?
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2018, 10:00:19 am »
Thanks again.

 

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