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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2008.54
People
Achaemenid Kings (r. c. 522-330 BCE)
Title
Countermarked Siglos of the Achaemenid kings
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
455 BCE-420 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Persia
Period
Achaemenid period
Culture
Persian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/327479

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Silver
Metal
AR
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
5.49 g
Denomination
siglos
Inscriptions and Marks
  • countermark: Multiiple small countermarks

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
The donor, Robert J.Myers acquired this group of sigloi between 1968 and 1971 from a hoard of about 1,500. Find spot unknown. (Sigloi are often found in hoards of 10,000 or more).

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Gift of Robert J. Myers
Accession Year
2008
Object Number
2008.54
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obv.: King running to r., kneeling carrying bow and dagger
Rev.: Oblong incuse punch with countermarks

Verification Level

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