Sale: CNG 79, Lot: 458. Estimate $750.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 17 September 2008.  Sold For $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. Time of Darios I. Circa 520-505 BC. AR Siglos (5.28 g). Half-length bust of Persian king or hero right, holding bow and arrows / Incuse punch. Carradice Type I (pl. XI, 10); BMC Arabia pl. XXVII, 25. VF. Excellent metal for issue.