PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Artaxerxes II to Artaxerxes III. Circa 375-340 BC. AR Siglos (14mm, 5.45 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint.

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Lot: 448. Estimated: $ 200

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Sold For $ 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Artaxerxes II to Artaxerxes III. Circa 375-340 BC. AR Siglos (14mm, 5.45 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 C (pl. XIV, 46); Meadows, Administration 326; BMC Arabia pl. XXVII, 19; Sunrise 33–6. Iridescent tone, banker’s mark on obverse. Good VF.

From the Mercury Group Collection. Ex Lanz 117 (24 November 2003), lot 428 (hammer $442).


Closing Date and Time: 22 September 2021 at 12:29:00 ET.

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