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Coins of the Persian Achaemenid Empire

The Persian or Achaemenid Empire (c. 550 - 330 B.C.) was the largest empire in ancient history, extending across Asia, Africa and Europe, including Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, parts of Central Asia, Asia Minor, Thrace and Macedonia, much of the Black Sea coastal regions, Iraq, northern Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Palestine and Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and much of ancient Egypt as far west as Libya. It was founded by Cyrus the Great, who defeated the Medes, Lydia, and the Neo-Babylonian Empire. In addition to its size, the Achaemenid Empire is notable for its successful centralized, bureaucratic administration (through satraps under the King of Kings), for its multicultural policy, for building infrastructure such as road systems and a postal system, for the use of an official language across its territories, and for the development of civil services and a large professional army. The empire had a significant influence on the development of humanity's culture and civilization to this day. Alexander the Great, an avid admirer of Cyrus the Great, conquered most of the empire by 330 B.C. The Achaemenid Empire is noted in Western history as the antagonist of the Greek city-states during the Greco-Persian Wars and for the emancipation of the Jewish exiles in Babylon. Persian Empire

Tarsos, Cilicia, Tiribazos, Satrap of Lydia, c. 388 - 380 B.C.

|Cilicia|, |Tarsos,| |Cilicia,| |Tiribazos,| |Satrap| |of| |Lydia,| |c.| |388| |-| |380| |B.C.||obol|NEW
Astragaloi were gaming pieces made from the knuckle-bones of sheep or goats, used in antiquity in for divination and games in a manner similar to dice.GS114999. Silver obol, SNG BnF 239, SNG Levante 65, Göktürk 17, Casabonne type K2, Ziegler 606, VF, toning, flow lines, scratches, edge splits,, weight 0.476 g, maximum diameter 9.3 mm, die axis 105o, Tarsos (Tarsus, Mersin, Turkey) mint, under Tiribazos Satrap of Lydia, c. 388 - 380 B.C.; obverse woman seated left, tossing astragaloi; reverse youthful male head right; $80.00 (€75.20)
 


Persian Empire, Philistia (Gaza or Samaria), c. 375 - 333 B.C., Imitative of Athens

|Judaea| |&| |Palestine|, |Persian| |Empire,| |Philistia| |(Gaza| |or| |Samaria),| |c.| |375| |-| |333| |B.C.,| |Imitative| |of| |Athens||obol|
A Persian Period imitation of Athenian types from the Holy Land. In the past these coins were all attributed to Gaza, however, recent hoard finds indicate a mint at Ashkelon probably also struck this type. It is likely that at least several small mints struck these imitative types.JD97053. Silver obol, cf. Samaria Hoard pls. 45 - 50, SH269 ff.; Gitler-Tal 4.4.IX-X; SNG ANS 15 ff., aF, toned, squared flan (normal for the type), weight 0.738 g, maximum diameter 8.7 mm, die axis 90o, Gaza(?) mint, c. 375 - 333 B.C.; obverse head of Athena right, wearing crested Attic helmet with three olive leaves over visor and a spiral palmette on the bowl, hair in parallel bands, eye in profile; reverse owl standing right, wings closed, head facing, olive spray with one olive between two leaves and a crescent behind, AΘE downward on right, all in incuse square, no Aramaic inscription; $50.00 (€47.00)
 


Persian Achaemenid Empire, Carian Satrapy, Maussolos, c. 377 - 353 B.C.

|Persian| |Caria|, |Persian| |Achaemenid| |Empire,| |Carian| |Satrapy,| |Maussolos,| |c.| |377| |-| |353| |B.C.||tetradrachm|
Mausolus (Maussollos) is best known because his elaborate tomb, the Mausoleum, was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. In 357, Mausolus helped Rhodes and other Athenian allies (Chios, Kos, and Byzantium) revolt against Athens. These cities then became federates of Mausolus.SH46855. Silver tetradrachm, BMC Caria p. 181, 8, SNG Kayhan 873, SNG Cop 59 var. (no monogram), VF, weight 15.075 g, maximum diameter 25.2 mm, die axis 0o, Halikarnassos (Bodrum, Turkey) mint, c. 377 - 353 B.C.; obverse laureate head of Apollo, facing slightly right; reverse MAYΣΣΩΛΛO, Zeus Labraundos standing right, labrys in right over shoulder, spear vertical in left, ME monogram in left field under elbow; fantastic high relief head of Apollo; SOLD


Persian Achaemenid Empire, Satrapy of Lydia (Uncertain City in Caria), c. 515 - 475 B.C.

|Persian| |Caria|, |Persian| |Achaemenid| |Empire,| |Satrapy| |of| |Lydia| |(Uncertain| |City| |in| |Caria),| |c.| |515| |-| |475| |B.C.||stater|
A lion head or forepart was a popular type, and most popular in Caria, but none of the published examples are similar enough to indicate a close relationship to this coin or provide a clue to its origin more specific than Caria, c. early 5th century. There is significant wear on the dies, so apparently many examples of this type were struck, but this is the only example we know to exist today.GS71615. Silver stater, Unpublished; SNG Kayhan -, cf. 930 ('Mylasa?' probably unrelated); SNGvA -; SNG Cop -; SNG Keckman -; SNG Munchen -; Rosen -; Dewing -; Asyut -, VF, weight 10.848 g, maximum diameter 22.9 mm, probably Mylasa (Milas, Turkey) mint, c. 515 - 475 B.C.; obverse lion's head right with gaping jaws, protruding tongue, foreleg below; reverse quadripartite incuse square, divided diagonally by one thick and one thin band; ex Numismatik Lanz München, auction 144 (24 Nov 2008), lot 255; unique?; SOLD


Persian Empire, Lydia, Anatolia, Xerxes I - Artaxerxes I, c. 485 - 420 B.C.

|| || || || |Purim|, |Persian| |Empire,| |Lydia,| |Anatolia,| |Xerxes| |I| |-| |Artaxerxes| |I,| |c.| |485| |-| |420| |B.C.||siglos|
The Noe Sigloi Hoard I, 255 coins, appeared on the New York market in the summer of 1950. It was hinted, without any supporting evidence that they came by way of Smyrna. The presence of a single Croesus half-stater points to a find in Asia Minor. Noe Sigloi Hoard I, 139 - 255 were all struck with this reverse die.GA12112. Silver siglos, Carradice Type IIIb (early); Noe Sigloi group VII (1st state of rev F), p. 11, and pl. X, 155 (same rev die), Choice gVF, banker's marks, weight 5.558 g, maximum diameter 16.7 mm, Sardes (Sart, Turkey) mint, c. 485 - 420 B.C.; obverse Kneeling-running figure of the Great King right, transverse spear downward in right hand, bow in extended left hand, bearded, crowned; reverse irregular oblong punch; bankers mark; SOLD



  



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