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Siglos of Kingdom of Persia with running-kneeling king, struck under Arses and Dareios III (?)
Greek
Classical Period
about 338 B.C.
Mint: Persia (Kingdom)
Medium/Technique
Silver
Dimensions
Diameter: 16 mm. Weight: 8.29 gm.
Credit Line
Henry Lillie Pierce Fund
Accession Number04.1178
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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome
ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins
Catalogue Raisonné
Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2206.
DescriptionObverse: Bearded king kneeling on right knee to right, in right hand short sword, in left hand bow. He wears long garment, quiver at back, and turreted crown.
Reverse: Irregular incuse.
Reverse: Irregular incuse.
ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren (Regling, Die Griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren, no. 1309); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren