Watch List notes:

PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. Time of Darios I to Xerxes II, circa 485-420 BC. Daric (Gold, 16 mm, 8.36 g), Sardes. Persian king or hero in kneeling/running stance to right, holding spear in his right hand and bow in his left and with quiver over his shoulder. Rev. Oblong irregular incuse. BMC Arabia pl. XXIV, 26. Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B (pl. XIII, 27). A lovely, clear example. Light marks on the obverse, otherwise, extremely fine.


From the Argyros Collection, ex Meister & Sonntag, 4 April 2008, 35.