PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios I to Xerxes I. Circa 505-480 BC. AR Third Siglos (9.5mm, 1.82 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint.

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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios I to Xerxes I. Circa 505-480 BC. AR Third Siglos (9.5mm, 1.82 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, drawing bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type II; Meadows, Administration –; BMC Arabia –; Brindley 6; Klein 755; Sunrise 23. Lightly toned, minor porosity. VF. Rare denomination.

From the Matthew Curtis Collection.


Closing Date and Time: 29 January 2020 at 11:43:20 ET.

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