PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios I to Xerxes I. Circa 505-480 BC. AR Siglos (13.5mm, 5.37 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint.

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Lot: 306. Estimated: $ 300

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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios I to Xerxes I. Circa 505-480 BC. AR Siglos (13.5mm, 5.37 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, 12); Meadows, Administration 320; BMC Arabia pl. XXVII, 23; Sunrise 21. Deeply toned. VF. Well struck.

From the Matthew Curtis Collection.


Closing Date and Time: 29 January 2020 at 11:41:40 ET.

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