PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Artaxerxes II to Artaxerxes III. Circa 375-340 BC. AR Siglos (13mm, 5.38 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. VF.

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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Artaxerxes II to Artaxerxes III. Circa 375-340 BC. AR Siglos (13mm, 5.38 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IV, Group C (pl. XIV, 46); Meadows, Administration 326; BMC Arabia pl. XXVII, 19; Sunrise 33–6. Toned, light porosity, area of weak strike. VF.

From the David Welsh Collection, purchased from Pars Coins, 21 January 2011.


Closing Date and Time: 13 December 2023 at 10:41:40 ET.

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