PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Artaxerxes II to Artaxerxes III. Circa 375-340 BC. AR Quarter Siglos (8mm, 1.26 g). 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 C; Meadows, Administration –; BMC Arabia –; Klein 764; Sunrise 37. VF, toned. Rare denomination for type.
Ex MoneyMuseum of Zürich Collection (Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction, 14 January 2015), lot 370; Martin Huth Collection.