PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. Time of Xerxes II to Artaxerxes II, circa 420-375 BC. Daric (Gold, 16 mm, 8.33 g), Sardes. Persian king or hero in kneeling/running stance to right, holding spear and bow. Rev. Oblong irregular incuse. BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 12. Carradice Type IIIb C (pl. XIV, 42). Sunrise 28. Minor doubling on the obverse, otherwise, very fine.
From the Hestia Collection, formed over the past five decades and from the Palm Desert Collection, The New York Sale 45, 8 January 2019, 230.
Price realized | 1'700 CHF |
Starting price | 250 CHF |