Mallus Babelon 1910 573-4, Silver, struck at Mallus, 350–340 BC. Obverse: persian great king kneeling wearing a crenellated wreath and wearing persian kandys (persian tunic), holding a spear in his right hand and a bow in his left hand; in left field, a grain of wheat le grand roi agenouillé, coiffé d'une couronne crénelée et vêtu de la kandys (tunique perse), tenant une lance et un arc; dans le champ gauche, un grain de céréale.. Reverse: the persian great king bearded wearing the kydaris (crenellated crown) and kandys (persian tunic), half kneeling, holding a bow and shooting an arrow from his quiver le grand roi agenouillé, coiffé d'une couronne crénelée, vêtu de la kandys (tunique perse), à demi-agenouillé, tenant un arc et tirant une flèche de son carquois .. Weight about 5.4 g.
| mint | Mallus | weight | 5.44g (2) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀ (0) |
| denomination | — | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Silver | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Persian Great King kneeling wearing a crenellated wreath and wearing Persian kandys (Persian tunic), holding a spear in his right hand and a bow in his left hand; in left field, a grain of wheat Le Grand Roi agenouillé, coiffé d'une couronne crénelée et vêtu de la kandys (tunique perse), tenant une lance et un arc; dans le champ gauche, un grain de céréale.
reverse
The Persian Great King bearded wearing the kydaris (crenellated crown) and kandys (Persian tunic), half kneeling, holding a bow and shooting an arrow from his quiver Le Grand Roi agenouillé, coiffé d'une couronne crénelée, vêtu de la kandys (tunique perse), à demi-agenouillé, tenant un arc et tirant une flèche de son carquois .
specimens (4)
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British Museum
0.36g
British Museum
10.51g
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)