Watch List notes:

PERSIA, Alexandrine Empire. temp. Stamenes – Seleukos. Satraps of Babylon, circa 328-311 BC. AV Double Daric (18mm, 16.60 g). Imitating Achaemenid type. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left; no control marks / Patterned incuse punch. Unpublished without control marks, but same reverse die as CNG 105, lot 447, an issue with a spearhead in the left field. A couple tiny flan flaws. VF. Extremely rare.


From the Nomisma Collection.

The reverse die here has a pattern that is also very similar to another recently discovered issue with a club in the left field, see CNG 105, lot 446 and Triton XX, lot 377.