356, Lot: 233. Estimate $100. Sold for $260. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp.
Darios I to Xerxes I. Circa 485 BC. AR Siglos (14mm, 5.37 g). Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing
kidaris and
kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIa (pl. XI, 14); BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 19 (Rare). VF, toned, light scratches.