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... darics and sigli , or silver , issued by the Persian kings ( Pl . I. 6 , 7 ) . The daric stater was a few grains heavier than that of Croesus , following the Baby- lonic standard . It was current until the fall of the Persian empire ...
... darics and sigli , or silver , issued by the Persian kings ( Pl . I. 6 , 7 ) . The daric stater was a few grains heavier than that of Croesus , following the Baby- lonic standard . It was current until the fall of the Persian empire ...
Page 117
... darics were not issued before the accession of Darius in B. C. 521. For it is quite maintainable that the Greeks ... darics were issued immediately after the con- quest of Lydia , and were the institution of Cyrus rather than Darius . 6 ...
... darics were not issued before the accession of Darius in B. C. 521. For it is quite maintainable that the Greeks ... darics were issued immediately after the con- quest of Lydia , and were the institution of Cyrus rather than Darius . 6 ...
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... daric currency of the Persian Empire . In the reign of Xerxes , as Herodotus informs us , a wealthy Lydian named Pythius had amassed four millions of darics , lacking seven thousand . The Persian archers , as the darics were called ...
... daric currency of the Persian Empire . In the reign of Xerxes , as Herodotus informs us , a wealthy Lydian named Pythius had amassed four millions of darics , lacking seven thousand . The Persian archers , as the darics were called ...
Contents
FIFTH ANNUAL General Meeting June 11 1907 | 1 |
SIXTH ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING JUNE 25 1908 | 7 |
SUMMARY KNIGHTS FEES BY PAUL VINOGRADOFF FELLOW of | 15 |
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