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Persia, Achaemenid Empire. Xerxes II - Artaxerxes II. (Circa 420-375 BC)

AR Siglos

16 mm, 5.56 g

Sardes or subsidiary mint.

Obverse: Persian king or hero in kneeling/running stance to right, holding spear and bow.

Reverse: Incuse punch.

BMC Arabia pl. XXIV passim. Carradice Type IIIb Group C

Type III Group C siglos exhibit a stylistic drapery with a broad semi-circular sweep of folds from the left knee back to the right heel and a large formal figure.

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