Xšāça
Ancient Persian Empire (550-330 BC)
Location: Middle East, North Africa, South Asia, the Balkans
Capital Cities: Babylon, Pasargade, Ecbatana, Susa, Persepolis
Government type: Monarchy
Main languages: Persian, Aramaic, Akkadian, Elamite, Greek, Median, Egyptian
Main religions: Zoroastrianism, Mesopotamian Paganism, Judaism, Hinduism, Greek Paganism, Egyptian Paganism
Chronology
550 BC: Persia rebels against and succeeds the Median Empire
522-520 BC: Civil War
499-459 BC: Greco-Persian Wars
330 BC: Conquered by Alexander the Great
Currency
Daric (521-330 BC)
1 Daric = 20 Sigloi
Coins from the Achaemenid Empire in the collection
•1 Siglos, Xerxes I (486-465 BC) (silver, SNG Copenhagen#1030)
Note: Identifying Achaemenid coinage to a specific ruler is difficult, as most rulers issued very similar coins. My identification of my siglos may not be accurate, and similar coins have been attributed to Xerxes' successors up to Darius II (423-404 BC).