PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Artaxerxes II to Artaxerxes III. Circa 375-340 BC. AR Siglos (13mm, 5.48 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 at waist) in right hand, bow in left / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IV C (pl. XIV, 46); Meadows, Administration 326; BMC Arabia pl. XXVII, 19; Sunrise 33–6. Lightly toned. Near EF. Exceptional for issue.
From the M.J.W. Collection. Ex Tuck Pittman Collection (Classical Numismatic Group 84, 5 May 2010), lot 749 cr.. (Carradice Group); Tkalec (29 February 2008), lot 431.