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Auction 3091  –  6 - 8 May 2021

Heritage Auctions, Auction 3091

PLATINUM NIGHT - Ancient and World Coins

Part 1: Th, 06.05.2021, from 5:00 PM CEST
Part 2: Fr, 07.05.2021, from 12:00 AM CEST
Part 3: Fr, 07.05.2021, from 5:00 PM CEST
Part 4: Fr, 07.05.2021, from 11:00 PM CEST
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Description

ACHAEMENID PERSIA. Xerxes II-Artaxerxes II (5th-4th centuries BC). AV daric (15mm, 8.34 gm). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5. Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing cidaris and candys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, drapery in angular form from left knee to ground, right knee obscured by drapery, transverse spear in right hand, bow forward in left / Irregular rectangular incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B. Sunrise 24. Well struck from slightly worn dies.

HID09801242017

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Price realized 3'000 USD
Starting price 1'000 USD
Estimate 2'000 USD
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