PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Xerxes I to Darios II. Circa 485-420 BC. AR Siglos (14mm, 5.40 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint.

Electronic Auction 495
Lot: 229. Estimated: $ 100

Greek, Silver

Sold For $ 375. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Xerxes I to Darios II. Circa 485-420 BC. AR Siglos (14mm, 5.40 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 A/B (pl. XII); Meadows, Administration 322; BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 17; Klein 761 (this coin). Toned. VF.

From the Lampasas Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 360 (30 September 2015), lot 202; Dieter Klein Collection (1999).


Closing Date and Time: 7 July 2021 at 11:16:00 ET.

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