| Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3114 | Auction date: 16 January 2024 |
| Lot number: 33050 Price realized: 5,500 USD (Approx. 5,052 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: Ancients BABYLONIA. Alexandrine Empire. Stamenes-Seleucus (ca. 328-311 BC). AV double-daric (18mm, 16.64 gm). NGC Choice XF 4/5 - 2/5, marks. Babylon, imitating Achaemenid Empire. Persian king or hero, wearing cidaris and candys, no quiver over left shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, transverse spear in right hand, bow forward in left; no control marks / Wavy-patterned punch in incuse circle. Unpublished without control marks. Cf. Heritage Auctions, Auction 3110 (4 November 2023), lot 31023 for a different example without control marks. A highly attractive specimen, nicely struck and centered with a much finer style than usual for the issue. From the Dynasty Collection, #II. Alexander the Great's conquest of the Achaemenid Empire in the 4th century BC had a profound impact on the regions art and culture. This notable time in history displays an intriguing fusion of Hellenistic and Achaemenid forms, creating a novel artistic style known as Greco-Persian. As Alexander's influence permeated across the expansive empire, Greek artistic conventions began to suffuse with the long-standing traditions of the Achaemenid aesthetic doctrine, which can be directly appreciated in contemporary coinage. At times the imagery capitalized on the Achaemenid motifs, such as this imitative issue. In other coins, like the Satrapal double-darics of Mazaeus, the motifs are far more Hellenistic. These shifts did not entirely supplant the original Achaemenid styles. Rather, they led to a fusion of unique regional coinage, where Hellenistic motifs exist alongside traditional Persian designs, embodying a visual narrative of cultural amalgamation that marked this influential historical period. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-babylonia-alexandrine-empire-stamenes-seleucus-ca-328-311-bc-av-double-daric-18mm-1664-gm-ngc-cho/a/3114-33050.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3114-01162024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved |  |
