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