ANCIENT GREECE. PERSIA, ACHAEMENID EMPIRE. temp. Darios II - Artaxerxes II.
Silver siglos, circa 420-375 BC. Sardes (or subsidiary mint).
Obv: Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right along beaded ground line, wearing kidaris and kandys, holding quiver over shoulder, dagger and strung bow. Rev: incuse punch.
About Extremely Fine; area of weakness on obv., otherwise an attractive, lustrous example clearly displaying beaded ground line.

Reference: Carradice Type IV, Group B-pl. XIV, 43; BMC Arabia-pl. XXVII, 10.
Diameter: 17 mm.
Weight: 5.49 g.
Composition: Silver.

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