Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 126Auction date: 28 May 2024
Lot number: 354

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Lot description:


PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Xerxes I to Darios II. Circa 485-420 BC. AV Daric (14mm, 8.39 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. XIII, 27); Meadows, Administration 321; BMC Arabia pl. XXIV, 26; Sunrise 24. Near EF. Well centered and struck.

From the Wild Rose Collection, purchased from Calgary Coin Gallery, April 2015.


Estimate: 1500 USD