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Triton XXIII 14-15 Jan 2020
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PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Artaxerxes I to Xerxes II. Circa 455-420 BC. AV Daric (15mm, 8.33 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding dagger (pointed downward) in right hand, bow in left / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IV, Group A (pl. XIII, 32); Meadows, Administration –; BMC Arabia pl. XXVI, 9; Sunrise 27. Underlying luster. Good VF. Well centered.
From the Matthew Curtis Collection. Ex Leu 48 (10 May 1989), lot 262; Hess-Leu 28 (5 May 1965), lot 304.
The reverse punch used here, and the previous and on the following lots, is numismatically interesting as it is known in three different states. On the present and previous coins, of Carradice Type IV Group A, the die is in its original state; a plain incuse rectangle that is canonical in the series. On the next lot, also of Type IV Group A, a small lion head has been added to the punch. This punch was then later altered to remove the lion head, and was used to strike darics of Carradice Type IV, Group B (cf. Triton XVI, lot 580). This denomination was unknown to Carradice for that group, but a handful have since come on the market (see lot 507, below).
From the Matthew Curtis Collection. Ex Leu 48 (10 May 1989), lot 262; Hess-Leu 28 (5 May 1965), lot 304.
The reverse punch used here, and the previous and on the following lots, is numismatically interesting as it is known in three different states. On the present and previous coins, of Carradice Type IV Group A, the die is in its original state; a plain incuse rectangle that is canonical in the series. On the next lot, also of Type IV Group A, a small lion head has been added to the punch. This punch was then later altered to remove the lion head, and was used to strike darics of Carradice Type IV, Group B (cf. Triton XVI, lot 580). This denomination was unknown to Carradice for that group, but a handful have since come on the market (see lot 507, below).