PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios II to Artaxerxes II. Circa 420-375 BC. AR Siglos (15mm, 5.28 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes or subsidiary mint.

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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios II to Artaxerxes II. Circa 420-375 BC. AR Siglos (15mm, 5.28 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes or subsidiary 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 B (pl. XIV, 43); cf. Meadows, Administration 326 (Type IV, Group C); BMC Arabia pl. XXVII, 10; Sunrise –. Toned, porosity, scattered scratches and marks. VF.

From the Mercury Group Collection, purchased from Barry Murphy, January 2004.


Closing Date and Time: 20 October 2021 at 11:57:20 ET.

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