ACHAEMENID PERSIA. Artaxerxes I-Xerxes II (ca. 5th century BC). AV daric (16mm, 8.33 gm). NGC MS 4/5 - 5/5. Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes, ca. 455-420 BC. Persian king or hero, wearing cidaris candys, in kneeling-running stance right, decorated quiver over shoulder, dagger pointed at waist in right hand, bow outward in left / Rectangular incuse punch with irregular interior surfaces. Carradice Type IV, Group B - unlisted in gold, but examples now known from recent finds. From the Caranett Collection Note - the difference in Carradice between Type IV Groups A and B is the position of the dagger. Group A is positioned at a 45 degree angle pointing toward the ground, whereas B is horizontal, pointing to waist.

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