PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp.
Xerxes I to Darios II. Circa 485-420 BC. AV Daric (14mm, 8.39 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing
kidaris and
kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B (pl. XIII, 27); Meadows,
Administration 321; BMC Arabia pl. XXIV, 26; Sunrise 24. Near EF. Well centered and struck.
Ex Wild Rose Collection, purchased from Calgary Coin Gallery, April 2015.
