CNG 97, Lot: 408. Estimate $3000. Sold for $4750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios I to Xerxes II. Circa 485-420 BC. AV Daric (12mm, 8.34 g). Persian king or hero in kneeling-running right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left, quiver over shoulder / Rectangular incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb A/B (pl. XIII, 27); Meadows, Administration 321; BMC Arabia pl. XXIV, 26; Sunrise 24. In NGC encapsulation graded Ch XF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5.

From the Patrick H. C. Tan Collection.