Definition

• The name given to a series of silver coins struck by Aryandes, a satrap of Egypt, in imitation of the royal Persian coinage. Darius, from the ac- count by Herodotus (iv, 165-167), would appear to have been angry with Aryandes for issuing silver of excessive purity. No coins are extant which can be attributed to this satrap, and Hill suggests that " he coined sigli with the royal types which should only have been issued by the royal mint, and that this was the real reason of his fall. " See Head (p. 845).

Source

• Frey's Dictionary (American Journal of Numismatics, Vol. 50, 1916)

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