Siglos of Kingdom of Persia with running-kneeling king, struck under Arses and Dareios III (?)

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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.

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