PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Artaxerxes I to Darios II. Circa 455-420 BC. AR Siglos (14mm, 5.47 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint.

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Lot: 182. Estimated: $ 100

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Sold For $ 130. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Artaxerxes I to Darios II. Circa 455-420 BC. AR Siglos (14mm, 5.47 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IV, Group A (pl. XIII, 33); cf. Meadows, Administration 326 (Type IV, Group C); BMC Arabia pl. XXVII, 7; cf. Sunrise 27 (daric). Iridescent toned, a little porosity. VF.


Closing Date and Time: 24 August 2022 at 11:00:20 ET.

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