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| Nomos AG > obolos 43 | Auction date: 5 July 2026 |
| Lot number: 681 Price realized: 85 CHF (Approx. 106 USD / 93 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. Time of Darios I to Xerxes II, circa 485-420 BC. Siglos (Silver, 15.5 mm, 5.52 g), Sardes. Persian king, wearing radiate tiara, in running/kneeling stance to right, holding bow in his left hand, spear in his right and with a quiver over his shoulder. Rev. Oblong incuse. BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 17. Carradice type IIIb, Group A/B. Attactively toned. Banker's marks, otherwise, very fine. From the collection of John Aiello. Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
Match 1:
| Nomos AG > obolos 43 | Auction date: 5 July 2026 |
| Lot number: 680 Price realized: 50 CHF (Approx. 62 USD / 54 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. Time of Darios I to Xerxes II, circa 485-420 BC. Siglos (Silver, 15.5 mm, 5.32 g), Sardes. Persian king, wearing radiate tiara, in running/kneeling stance to right, holding bow in his left hand, spear in his right and with a quiver over his shoulder. Rev. Oblong incuse. BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 17. Carradice type IIIb, Group A/B. Deeply toned. Banker's mark, otherwise, very fine. From the collection of John Aiello. Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
Match 2:
| Nomos AG > obolos 42 | Auction date: 3 May 2026 |
| Lot number: 667 Price realized: 150 CHF (Approx. 192 USD / 164 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. Time of Darios I to Xerxes II, circa 485-420 BC. Siglos (Silver, 14.5 mm, 5.36 g), Sardes. Persian king, wearing radiate tiara, in running/kneeling stance to right, holding bow in his left hand, spear in his right and with a quiver over his shoulder. Rev. Oblong incuse. BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 17. Carradice type IIIb, Group A/B. Attractive iridescent toning. very fine. From the collection of John Aiello. Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
Match 3:
| Nomos AG > obolos 44 | Auction date: 4 October 2026 |
| Lot number: 316 Price realized: 65 CHF (Approx. 78 USD / 69 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. Time of Xerxes II to Artaxerxes II, circa 420-375 BC. Siglos (Silver, 15.5 mm, 5.23 g), Sardes. Persian king, wearing radiate tiara, in running/kneeling stance to right, holding dagger in his right hand and bow in his left, quiver over his shoulder. Rev. Oblong incuse. Carradice type IV, C. GRPC Lydia S28. Sunrise 33-36. Of particularly crude style. Minor roughness, otherwise, nearly very fine. Starting price: 25 CHF |  |
Match 4:
| Nomos AG > obolos 42 | Auction date: 3 May 2026 |
| Lot number: 671 Price realized: 190 CHF (Approx. 243 USD / 207 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. Time of Xerxes II to Artaxerxes II, circa 420-375 BC. Siglos (Silver, 14.5 mm, 5.37 g), Sardes. Persian king, wearing radiate tiara, in running/kneeling stance to right, holding dagger in his right hand and bow in his left, quiver over his shoulder. Rev. Oblong incuse. BMC Arabia pl. XXVII, 10. Carradice Type IV/B, pl. XIV, 43. Attractively toned. Counterstamps on the reverse, otherwise, good very fine. From the collection of John Aiello. Starting price: 50 CHF |  |
Match 5:
| Nomos AG > obolos 42 | Auction date: 3 May 2026 |
| Lot number: 513 Price realized: 2,200 CHF (Approx. 2,813 USD / 2,398 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | |
| Lot description: PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. Time of Darios I to Xerxes II, circa 485-420 BC. Daric (Gold, 16.5 mm, 8.35 g), Sardes. Persian king moving to right, crowned, wearing robes and in the running-kneeling position, with quiver over his shoulder, holding transverse spear in his right hand and a bow in his left. Rev. Oblong irregular incuse. BMC pl XXIV, 26. Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B (pl. XIII, 27). Meadows, Administration, 321. Sunrise 24. Tiny flan fault on edge; light scrape and scuff on obverse, otherwise, about extremely fine. Starting price: 1500 CHF |  |
