ACHAEMENID PERSIA. Artaxerxes II-Darius III (ca. 400-336 BC). AV daric (16mm, 8.33 gm). NGC Choice AU S 5/5 - 5/5, Fine Style. Lydo-Milesian standard, Sardes, ca. 375-336 BC. Persian king or hero, wearing cidaris and candys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, drapery in long curve from left knee to right ankle, right knee obscured by drapery, transverse spear in right hand, bow forward in left / Rectangular patterned incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb Late (pl. XV, 50). Sunrise 39. Perfectly centered on lightly toned flan with underlying luster. HID09801242017 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Price realized | 18'000 USD |
Starting price | 5'000 USD |
Estimate | 10'000 USD |