Description: Achaemenid Empire, time of Darios I to Xerxes II, ca. 485 - 420 BC. Siglos, Lydo-Milesian standard, Sardes. Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance to right, holding spear and bow / Rectangular incuse punch.

Diameter: AR15 mm

Weight: 5,32 g

Grade: aVF

Attribution: Carradice Type IIIb

Commentary: good for type with nearly full design on obverse

History: It's still amatter of debate if the founder of the Achaemenid dynasty, Achaemenes, was a historical o rather a mythical figure.

Article Number: 005-06-06-45017