Achaemenid coinage
![Silver stater of Pharnabazus as Satrap of Cilicia (379-374 BCE), depicting a seated Baaltars. British Museum.](/Images/godic/202502/11/Pharnabazus_silver_stater_as_Satrap_of_Cilicia_379_374_BC4205.jpg")
![Daric gold coin (c.490 BC)](/Images/godic/202502/11/Achaemenid_coin_daric_420BC_front4205.jpg")
![Dareikos - from an Italian translation of: Eckhel](/Images/godic/202502/11/Eckhel_tav_1_114205.jpg")
The coinage of the Achaemenid Empire was a continuation of the coins of Lydia. Coins were issued from 520 BCE-450 BCE to 330 BCE for the Daric and Siglos. It seems that before then, a continuation of Lydian coinage under Persian rule was highly likely . Achaemenid coinage includes the official imperial issues (Darics and Sigloi), as well as coins issued by the Achaemenid governors (Satraps), such as those stationed in ancient Asia Minor.