361, Lot: 7. Estimate $1500. Sold for $2750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp.
Artaxerxes II to Darios III. Circa 375-336 BC. AV Daric (14.5mm, 8.34 g). Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing
kidaris and
kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left / Patterned incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb Late (pl. XV, 50); Meadows,
Administration –; BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 24; Sunrise 39 corr. (references). VF, light die rust, traces of deposits.
From the collection of Dr. Lawrence A. Adams. Ex Springfield Collection (Bowers & Ruddy, 27 December 1982), lot 3085.