Achaemenid Empire Tetradrachm - Artaxerxes III / Darios III, -350 – -333
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Information
Country
Achaemenid Empire
Achaemenid Empire
Currency
Daric
(521 – 330)
Coin type
Standard circulation coin
Denomination
Tetradrachm
Year
-350 – -333
Rulers
Artaxerxes III Ochus
(-358–-338)
, Darius III Codomannus
(-336–-330)
Composition
Silver
Shape
Round (irregular)
Alignment
Variable alignment ↺
Technique
Hammered
Weight (g)
15.13
Diameter (mm)
24.5
Demonetized
Yes
Description
Tetradrachm from Achaemenid Empire. Issued from -350 to -333. Struck in Silver. Measures 24.5 mm and weighs 15.13 g.
- Obverse
- Persian king, wearing kidaris and kandys, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left.
- Reverse
- Prow of galley right, with hornlike akrostolion, fighting platform decorated with labrys, proembolon (upper battering ram) decorated with dolphin and an embolom (principal three pronged battering ram); wave pattern below; to right, small dolphin diagonally downward right.
Mintage & Variants
| Date | Mintage | Comment | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND (350 BC - 333 BC) | — |
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