PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Artaxerxes I to Darios II. Circa 455-420 BC. AV Daric (14mm, 8.31 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint.

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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Artaxerxes I to Darios II. Circa 455-420 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, holding horizontal dagger in right hand, bow in left / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IV, Group A (pl. XIII, 32); Meadows, Administration –; BMC Arabia pl. XXVI, 9; Sunrise 27. Underlying luster. Good VF. Well centered.


Closing Date and Time: 27 January 2021 at 12:25:40 ET.

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