ACHAEMENID PERSIA. Xerxes II-Artaxerxes II (5th-4th centuries BC). AV daric (17mm, 8.36 gm). NGC Choice AU S 5/5 - 5/5, Fine Style. Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes, ca. 420-375 BC. Persian king or hero, wearing cidaris and candys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, transverse spear in right hand, bow forward in left / Irregular incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group C. Sunrise 28. A masterful example, from dies of finer style than typically encountered in the series. Easily deserving of the star designation for superior eye appeal. Ex Gorny & Mosch, Auction 133 (11 October 2004), lot 282; Hirsch, Auction 224 (20 November 2002), lot 364

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