Description: Achaemenid Empire, 4th century BC. Diademed youthful head of Apollo right / Leaf.

Diameter: AE10 mm

Weight: 1,52 g

Grade: gF/F

Attribution: Gorny & Mosch 207, lot 447, otherwise unpublished

Commentary: rare; dark green patina, some roughness, well centered

History: Satraps were the governors of provinces but never any kind of monarchs; the system was established in Persian empire, but was also found in Hellenistic kingdoms, Parthian Empire or Sassanid Empire.

Article Number: 014-05-04-41652