Ancients
ACHAEMENID PERSIA. Time of Darius I to Xerxes II (485-420 BC). AV daric (17mm, 8.34 gm). NGC Choice MS 4/5 - 5/5. Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing cidaris and candys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, transverse spear in right hand, bow forward in left / Irregular incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B. Muted luster graces the delicate details on this choice mint state specimen.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 3000-4000 USD