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CNG Feature Auction 120

Lot nuber 494

PERSIA, Alexandrine Empire. temp. Stamenes – Seleukos. Satraps of Babylon, circa 328/3-311 BC. AV Double Daric (19mm, 16.90 g). Babylon mint.


CNG Feature Auction 120
Lot: 494.
 Estimated: $ 20 000

Greek, Gold

Sold For $ 38 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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PERSIA, Alexandrine Empire. temp. Stamenes – Seleukos. Satraps of Babylon, circa 328/3-311 BC. AV Double Daric (19mm, 16.90 g). Babylon 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; satrapal bonnet to left / Patterned incuse punch. Carradice Type IV Late (pl. XV, 54 var. [no bonnet]); Meadows, Administration –; BMC Arabia pl. XX, 1 var. (same); Sunrise 38 var. (same); CNG 112, lot 364 corr. (bonnet not noted); CNG 106, lot 516 corr. (bonnet not noted). In NGC encapsulation 4934398-002, graded XF Star, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 5/5. Extremely rare with bonnet, and likely the finest known.

Carradice lists this type with all the late double darics that he attributes as Alexandrine issues. Nicolet-Pierre, in her article on the Alexandrine gold and silver at Babylon, though, does not mention any Type IV Late double darics, only pieces similar to Type III, where the king/hero holds a spear, and all include control marks. The style of this issue is closer to the standard darics of this type that Carradice gives to the time of Artaxerxes II to Darios III. Thus, it is possible that this was a very late, if not the last, Achaemenid issue, just prior to the defeat of Darios III. However, some have no control marks, as the Achaemenid darics, while the present issue has a control mark that is known on the double darics struck under Alexander. As such, it is most likely that this issue was the among the very earliest of those struck at Babylon by the Alexandrine administration.

The final winners of all CNG 120 lots will be determined at the live online sale that will be held on 11-12 May 2022. CNG 120 – Session Two – Greek Coinage (Part 2) through Roman Provincial Coinage will be held Wednesday afternoon, 11 May 2022 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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