PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios II to Artaxerxes II. Circa 420-375 BC. AR Siglos (15mm, 5.63 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes or subsidiary mint. Near VF.

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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios II to Artaxerxes II. Circa 420-375 BC. AR Siglos (15mm, 5.63 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 in right hand, bow in left / Incuse punch with small olive leaf (or spearhead?) within. CNG E-598, lot 246 (same rev. punch); otherwise, unpublished with leaf; for type: cf. Carradice Type IV, Group B (pl. XIV, 43); cf. Bodzek pl. I, 11; cf. Meadows, Administration 326 (Type IV, Group C); cf. BMC Arabia pl. XXVII, 10. Lightly toned, cleaning scratches on reverse. Near VF. Very rare.


Closing Date and Time: 7 October 2026 at 11:51:20 ET.

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