Dublin Core
Title
AR Siglos of Darius the Great
Subject
money; coins (money)
Description
The obverse of the coin is an image of Darius the Great, King of the Achaemenid Persian Empire, holding a lance while running. This depiction of the king shows him as heroic, as a fearsome warrior who had recently conquered the area from Greek leadership. On the reverse side of the coin is a control mark. The denomination, siglos, derived from the Hebrew "shekel" and attests to Persian connections to Judea and the empire's incorporation of all (conquered) lands.
Creator
Darius, King of Persia
Source
[no text]
Publisher
ARTH250 (Professor V. Rousseau, fall 2019)
Date
521-485 BCE
Contributor
MM, VR
Rights
University Art Collection, University of St. Thomas (St. Paul)
Relation
[no text]
Format
Silver (metal)
Language
[no text]
Type
Physical Object
Identifier
2012.02.184
Coverage
Achaemenid Empire, Persia, Sardis, Lydia