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Persia. Artaxerxes. 465-425 BC. AV Daric (8.38g). Carradice IIIb; SNG Copenhagen 276. Lightly toned. Good very fine. From a European private collection; Ponterio 2007 (141) lot 1566
The ancient Greeks believed that 'daric' was derived from the name of the Great King Darius, who was believed to have introduced this coin. Because of their type, they were often nicknamed 'archers'; whence the saying of Agesilaus that he had been driven from Asia by 30.000 archers... such was the price of the Persians bribery of Athens and Thebes.
The ancient Greeks believed that 'daric' was derived from the name of the Great King Darius, who was believed to have introduced this coin. Because of their type, they were often nicknamed 'archers'; whence the saying of Agesilaus that he had been driven from Asia by 30.000 archers... such was the price of the Persians bribery of Athens and Thebes.