ACHAEMENID PERSIA. Xerxes II-Artaxerxes II (5th-4th centuries BC). AV daric (15mm, 8.37 gm). NGC MS 4/5 - 5/5. Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint, ca. 485-420 BC. 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. The autumnal flan ripples with cartwheeling luster. HID09801242017 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Price realized | 3'700 USD |
Starting price | 1'250 USD |