PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Artaxerxes II to Artaxerxes III. Circa 400-341 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 14.77 g, 12h). Chian standard. Uncertain mint in Caria. VF.

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Lot: 317. Estimated: $ 500

Greek, 12h, Silver

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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Artaxerxes II to Artaxerxes III. Circa 400-341 BC. AR Tetradrachm (23mm, 14.77 g, 12h). Chian standard. Uncertain mint in Caria. Persian king, wearing kidaris and kandys, in kneeling-running stance right, drawing bow; two annulets to right (only one visible) / Warrior, wearing kyrbasia, on horseback right, thrusting spear; star above. Konuk, Influences, Group 1, 7.2, and pl. XXX, 21; cf. Meadows, Administration 327; Mildenberg, Münzwesen, –; Sunrise 73–4 var. (control marks); Brindley 83 = Pixodarus 4 corr. (controls not noted). Toned, typical weakness to strike, some granularity. VF.

From the Colin E. Pitchfork Collection. Ex Prof. James Brindley Collection (Baldwin’s 34, 13 October 2003), lot 83; Lanz 30 (26 November 1984), lot 270. Possibly ex Pixodarus Hoard (CH 9.421).

In his analysis of this issue in the Pixodarus hoard, A. Meadows notes that of the coins he inventoried, there were 16 that were definitely from the hoard, and another nine that likely were, due to their appearance only after the hoard was disbursed. He further remarks that K. Konuk had determined that the tetradrachm issue has two sets, one that is anepigraphic and one that has subsidiary symbols in the field. Meadows notes that the set of coins he attributed to the Pixodarus hoard were all of the anepigraphic variety, but that is erroneous, as the present coin has subsidiary control marks. So, either this coin is not actually from the hoard (thus its appearance on the market was coincidental), or the hoard contained coins from both sets that Konuk identified.

Closing Date and Time: 15 April 2026 at 11:45:20 ET.

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