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CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
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A GRAECO-PERSIAN BLUE CHALCEDONY COINOID
Circa 5th Century B.C.
Engraved with a Persian king attacking a winged lion-griffin, reaching for the beast with his right hand, wielding a scimitar in his left, the monster's wing terminating in a goat head, the Persian stepping onto a winged sphinx; with the original silver hoop, formed of a wire threaded through the stone's perforation, each end curled back on the hoop
1¼ in. (3.2 cm) high
Circa 5th Century B.C.
Engraved with a Persian king attacking a winged lion-griffin, reaching for the beast with his right hand, wielding a scimitar in his left, the monster's wing terminating in a goat head, the Persian stepping onto a winged sphinx; with the original silver hoop, formed of a wire threaded through the stone's perforation, each end curled back on the hoop
1¼ in. (3.2 cm) high