PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Artaxerxes I to Darios II. Circa 455-420 BC. AR Siglos (13mm, 5.61 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint.

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Lot: 445. Estimated: $ 150

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Sold For $ 400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Artaxerxes I to Darios II. Circa 455-420 BC. AR Siglos (13mm, 5.61 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 A (pl. XIII, 33); cf. Meadows, Administration 326 (Type IV, Group C); BMC Arabia pl. XXVII, 7; cf. Sunrise 27 (daric). Old collection tone. Good VF. Excellent metal for issue.

From the Mercury Group Collection. Ex CNG Inventory 736725 (December 2003); James C. Brindley Collection (Baldwin’s 34, 10/13/2003), lot 16 (part of).


Closing Date and Time: 22 September 2021 at 12:28:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.