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KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Cyrus – Darios I. Circa 550/39-520 BC. AR Half Stater – Siglos (17mm, 4.98 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Double incuse punch. Berk 22; SNG Kayhan 1024-6; Traité I 409. VF, toned, roughness.
The siglos denomination was only used by the Persians, hence the present attribution to the time of Cyrus to Darios I.
The siglos denomination was only used by the Persians, hence the present attribution to the time of Cyrus to Darios I.