PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Artaxerxes I to Darios II. Circa 455-420 BC. AR Fraction (5mm, 0.18 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes or subsidiary mint. VF.

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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Artaxerxes I to Darios II. Circa 455-420 BC. AR Fraction (5mm, 0.18 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes or subsidiary mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding dagger and [bow] / Incuse punch. Cf. Carradice Type IV, Group A; Bodzek pl. I, 13; Meadows, Administration –; BMC Arabia –; Sunrise –. Lightly toned. VF. Very rare.


Closing Date and Time: 12 November 2025 at 11:42:20 ET.

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