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Auction 12  22 May 2016
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Lot 103

Estimate: 4500 CHF
Price realized: 5500 CHF
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GREEK COINS
PERSIA

Achaemenid Empire. Time of Xerxes II to Artaxerxes II, c. 420-375 BC. Daric (Gold, 16x14mm, 8.34 g), Sardes. Persian king moving to right, crowned, wearing robes and in the running-kneeling position, with quiver over his shoulder, holding transverse spear ending in a ball in his right hand and bow in his left. Rev. Oblong irregular incuse. BMC 84. Carradice Type IIIb, pl. XV, 50-51. Jenkins 34. An attractive, toned and well struck example. Extremely fine.

This is a daric of the late type, which shows a running king of fine and naturalistic style rather than the usual crude caricature found on most earlier issues.

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