Shekel (5th–4th century BC). Artaxerxes II (404–358 BC). Obverse: King Artaxerxes in a long robe, wearing a crown, facing right, kneeling on his right knee, holding a scepter in his right hand and a bow in his left. Reverse: incusum (iconographic). Persia (place of creation); Achaemenid dynasty (550–330 BC); Iran. Coin; diameter 13.5 × 16.0 mm; weight 5.52 g.
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Shekel (5th–4th century BC). Artaxerxes II (404–358 BC). Obverse: King Artaxerxes in a long robe, wearing a crown, facing right, kneeling on his right knee, holding a scepter in his right hand and a bow in his left. Reverse: incusum (iconographic). Persia (place of creation); Achaemenid dynasty (550–330 BC); Iran. Coin; diameter 13.5 × 16.0 mm; weight 5.52 g.

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Shekel 5th–4th century BC Artaxerxes II 404–358 Bc Obverse King Artaxerxes long robe wearing crown facing right kneeling right knee holding scepter right hand bow left Reverse incusum iconographic Persia place creation Achaemenid dynasty 550–330 Bc Iran Coin diameter weight 5.52 g round worn coin textured uneven surface showing raised recessed areas coin metallic shades silver gray darker gray edges crevices central area raised design suggestive abstract shapes contours areas smoother rougher texture faint scratches background plain white.

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