PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Xerxes I to Darios II. Circa 485-420 BC. AR Siglos (15mm, 5.57 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. VF.

Electronic Auction 574
Lot: 163.
Closing Date: Nov 6 2024 10:00 ET

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Estimate: $ 100

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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Xerxes I to Darios II. Circa 485-420 BC. AR Siglos (15mm, 5.57 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, Groups A/B (pl. XII); Meadows, Administration 322; BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 17; Sunrise 25. Toned, tiny deposit on obverse. VF.

Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 359 (9 September 2015), lot 111.


Closing Date and Time: 6 November 2024 at 10:54:00 ET.

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