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ACHAEMENID PERSIA. Darius I-Xerxes I (ca. 505-480 BC). AV daric (13mm, 8.36 gm). NGC XF 4/5 - 5/5. Persian Great King in kneeling-running stance right, wearing cidaris (crown) and royal robe (candys), quiver slung on back, drawing back bow and preparing to shoot arrow / Rectangular incuse punch with irregular interior surface. Carradice Type II (pl. XI, 11). Meadows, Administration 319. Sunrise Collection 19. Rare early issue! Well struck and nicely framed on an attractive oval flan.
After the conquest of the Lydian Kingdom circ a 546 BC, the Achaemenid Persian Empire quickly adopted the Lydian concept of coinage and converted the recently invented gold stater into a new denomination, the daric, named after the Persian Great King Darius. Darics depicted a stylized image of the Great King in a martial pose. The second phase of the daric coinage, seen here, depicts the Great King kneeling and drawing a bow, preparing to shoot an arrow. Later issues somewhat simplified the design and show the King holding a spear and bow, or a bow and dagger. Phase II darics were almost impossible to obtain until a small number appeared on the market recently. This example, perfectly centered on a roundish fashion, ranks among the finest of these early darics.
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Estimate: 6000-8000 USD
ACHAEMENID PERSIA. Darius I-Xerxes I (ca. 505-480 BC). AV daric (13mm, 8.36 gm). NGC XF 4/5 - 5/5. Persian Great King in kneeling-running stance right, wearing cidaris (crown) and royal robe (candys), quiver slung on back, drawing back bow and preparing to shoot arrow / Rectangular incuse punch with irregular interior surface. Carradice Type II (pl. XI, 11). Meadows, Administration 319. Sunrise Collection 19. Rare early issue! Well struck and nicely framed on an attractive oval flan.
After the conquest of the Lydian Kingdom circ a 546 BC, the Achaemenid Persian Empire quickly adopted the Lydian concept of coinage and converted the recently invented gold stater into a new denomination, the daric, named after the Persian Great King Darius. Darics depicted a stylized image of the Great King in a martial pose. The second phase of the daric coinage, seen here, depicts the Great King kneeling and drawing a bow, preparing to shoot an arrow. Later issues somewhat simplified the design and show the King holding a spear and bow, or a bow and dagger. Phase II darics were almost impossible to obtain until a small number appeared on the market recently. This example, perfectly centered on a roundish fashion, ranks among the finest of these early darics.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-achaemenid-persia-darius-i-xerxes-i-ca-505-480-bc-av-daric-13mm-836-gm-ngc-xf-4-5-5-5/a/3076-30166.s?type=CoinArchives3076
HID02906262019
© 2019 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 6000-8000 USD