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D. Schlumberger argued that the siglos was unimportant in the currency of the Persian Empire until 425 B.C. and then only secondary. The survey of Cilician coin hoards allows to change slightly this guess. The Persian siglos is in the minority during the most part of the 5th C. among coins of different origins ; then, under the influence of the Cypriot issues, the Cilician mints begin striking on a standard derived from the siglos and next the coins dominate though Athenian and Sinopean coins arrive. The Achaemenid influence will be felt especially in the western part of the area and the production increases continuously. Alexander's conquest disrupts the monetary local uses and the coins of Attic standard have a major role for a long time.