PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. Time of Darios I to Xerxes II, circa 485-420 BC. Daric (Gold, 15 mm, 8.30 g), Sardes. Persian king or hero in kneeling/running stance to right, holding spear and bow. Rev. Oblong irregular incuse. BMC 86. Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B (pl. XIII, 27). A lovely and very well centered piece. Very fine.
From the Maggiore Collection, formed in the late 1970s to early 2000s.