ACHAEMENID PERSIA. Xerxes II-Artaxerxes II (ca. 5th-4th centuries BC). AR/AE fourrée siglos (14mm, 4.37 gm). NGC XF S 5/5 - 4/5, core-visible. Ancient forgery of Sardes, ca. 420-375 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 ground, right knee obscured by drapery, transverse spear in right hand, bow forward in left / Irregular rectangular incuse punch. Cf. Carradice Type IIIb, Group C. Cf. Sunrise 25 for prototypes. From the L. William Libbert Collection. Ex Nomos, Obolos 12 (31 March 2019), lot 490. HID09801242017 © 2024 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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