Triton XVI, Lot: 578. Estimate $2000. Sold for $1900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp.
Darios I to Xerxes II. Circa 485-420 BC. AV Daric (13mm, 8.30 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); BMC Arabia pl. XXIV, 26; Sunrise 24. Good VF, slight die wear and tiny scuff on obverse.