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| Classical Numismatic Group > Auction 133 | Auction date: 15 September 2026 |
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| Lot description: PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios II to Artaxerxes II. Circa 420-375 BC. AV Daric (15.5mm, 8.35 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear in right hand and bow in left / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group C (pl. XIV, 42); cf. Bodzek pl. I, 15; cf. Meadows, Administration 323; BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 12; Sunrise 28. Near EF. Well centered on a broad flan. From the Laird U. Park, Jr. Collection, purchased on 15 June 1960. The Achaemenid series began in the late sixth century BC, deriving from the famous Kroiseid coinage, and lasted until the conquest of Persia by Alexander the Great in the 330s BC. The term "daric" dates from the fifth century BC, and was used by the Greeks as a term for Persian coinage, particularly the gold (see Herodotos 7.28). Its name derives from that of the Persian king Darios I, under whom the Persian coinage began. Ian Carradice's study, "The 'Regal' Coinage of the Persian Empire" in: Coinage and Administration in the Athenian and Persian Empires (BAR International Series 343 [Oxford. 1987]) forms the modern basis for our understanding of this interesting coinage. Estimate: 1500 USD |  |
