PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp.
Darios I to Xerxes II. Circa 485-420 BC. AV Daric (15mm, 8.38 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. 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 IIIb, Group A/B (pl. XIII, 27); Meadows,
Administration 321; BMC Arabia pl. XXIV, 26; Sunrise 24. Superb EF.
Ex Nomos 11 (9 October 2015), lot 119.
