PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Xerxes I to Darios II. Circa 485-420 BC. AR Siglos (12mm, 5.52 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint.

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Lot: 139. Estimated: $ 300

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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Xerxes I to Darios II. Circa 485-420 BC. AR Siglos (12mm, 5.52 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, Group A/B (pl. XII, 17); Meadows, Administration 322; BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 17; Sunrise 25. Toned, with underlying iridescence, some granularity at edge. VF. Well centered.


Closing Date and Time: 6 October 2021 at 10:46:00 ET.

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