CNG 105, Lot: 446. Estimate $5000. Sold for $4500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PERSIA, Alexandrine Empire. temp.
Stamenes – Seleukos. Satraps of Babylon, circa 328-311 BC. AV Double Daric (18mm, 16.39 g). Persian king or hero, wearing
kidaris and
kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left; club to left / Patterned incuse punch. Triton XX, lot 377, otherwise unpublished. VF, lightly toned. Extremely rare issue with club, apparently the second known.