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Daric
Bible Dictionary of Animals, Plants and other Objects
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Credit: Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. http://www.cngcoins.com (LouisAragon: uploader)
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Comments: PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios I to Xerxes II. Circa 485-420 BC. AV Daric (14.5mm, 8.36 g). Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left / Incuse punch.
From Easton: in the Revised Version of 1 Chronicles 29:7; Ezra 2:69; Ezra 8:27; Nehemiah 7:70-72, where the Authorized Version has "dram." It is the rendering of the Hebrew darkemon and the Greek dareikos. It was a gold coin, bearing the figure of a Persian King with his crown and armed with bow and arrow. It was current among the Jews after their return from Babylon, i.e., while under the Persian domination. It weighed about 128 grains troy, and was of the value of about one guinea or rather more of our money. It is the first coin mentioned in Scripture, and is the oldest that history makes known to us.
Verses:
- 1 Chronicles 29:7
- Ezra 2:69
- Ezra 8:27
- Nehemiah 7:70
- Nehemiah 7:71
- Nehemiah 7:72
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Bible Diciontary of Animals, Plants, and other Objects. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/apo/d/daric.html. 2024.
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