PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios I to Xerxes I. Circa 505-480 BC. AV Daric (14mm, 8.31 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint.

Triton XXV
Lot: 508. Estimated: $ 10 000

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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios I to Xerxes I. Circa 505-480 BC. AV Daric (14mm, 8.31 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, drawing bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type II (pl. XI, 11); Meadows, Administration 319; BMC Arabia –; Sunrise 19. A couple of small marks. Near EF. Well centered.

Ex Numismatica Ars Classica 78 (26 May 2014), lot 338.


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