301, Lot: 98. Estimate $100. Sold for $190. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp.
Xerxes II to Artaxerxes II. Circa 420-375 BC. AR Siglos (15mm, 4.88 g). Persian king or hero in kneeling-running right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left, quiver over shoulder; c/m: triskeles within circular incuse / Rectangular incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb C (pl. XIV, 36); BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 15. VF, toned, a few scratches.
Ex Elvira Clain-Stefanelli Collection (sold previously as the ‘Demarete Collection’).