PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios I to Xerxes I. Circa 505-480 BC. AR Siglos (13.5mm, 5.34 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint.

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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios I to Xerxes I. Circa 505-480 BC. AR Siglos (13.5mm, 5.34 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. Old collection tone, typical granular surfaces, scrapes. Near VF.

From the Mercury Group Collection. Ex Barry Murphy inventory 12579 (19 January 2004).


Closing Date and Time: 22 September 2021 at 12:27:40 ET.

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