PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Artaxerxes II to Darios III. 4th century BC. AR Obol(?) (10.5mm, 0.56 g, 11h). Uncertain mint in western Asia Minor (Ionia or Caria?). VF.

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Lot: 219. Estimated: $ 100

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Sold For $ 90. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Artaxerxes II to Darios III. 4th century BC. AR Obol(?) (10.5mm, 0.56 g, 11h). Uncertain mint in western Asia Minor (Ionia or Caria?). Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow / Head of Satrap right, wearing bashlyk. Corfù pl. 4, 3; BMC 25 (Mallos); Babelon, Perses 191 (Tarsos); Brindley 84 (Ionia or Caria); Sunrise 92 (Uncertain Cilicia). Toned, granular surfaces, a little off center on reverse. VF. Struck on a broad flan.


Closing Date and Time: 28 June 2023 at 11:12:40 ET.

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