ACHAEMENID PERSIA. Artaxerxes II-Darius III (ca. 400-336 BC). AV daric (16mm, 8.36 gm). NGC Choice XF S 5/5 - 4/5. Lydo-Milesian standard, Sardes, ca. 400-350 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 / Irregular rectangular incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group C. Sunrise 28. This fantastic piece features a perfectly centered strike on a spacious flan. HID09801242017 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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