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ACHAEMENID PERSIA. Xerxes II-Artaxerxes II (5th-4th centuries BC). AV daric (17mm, 8.36 gm). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 5/5, Fine Style. Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes, ca. 420-375 BC. Persian king or hero, wearing cidaris and candys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, transverse spear in right hand, bow forward in left / Irregular incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group C. Sunrise 28. A masterful example, from dies of finer style than typically encountered in the series. Easily deserving of the star designation for superior eye appeal.
Ex Gorny & Mosch, Auction 133 (11 October 2004), lot 282; Hirsch, Auction 224 (20 November 2002), lot 364
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 4000-6000 USD
ACHAEMENID PERSIA. Xerxes II-Artaxerxes II (5th-4th centuries BC). AV daric (17mm, 8.36 gm). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 5/5, Fine Style. Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes, ca. 420-375 BC. Persian king or hero, wearing cidaris and candys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, transverse spear in right hand, bow forward in left / Irregular incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group C. Sunrise 28. A masterful example, from dies of finer style than typically encountered in the series. Easily deserving of the star designation for superior eye appeal.
Ex Gorny & Mosch, Auction 133 (11 October 2004), lot 282; Hirsch, Auction 224 (20 November 2002), lot 364
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-achaemenid-persia-xerxes-ii-artaxerxes-ii-5th-4th-centuries-bc-av-daric-17mm-836-gm-ngc-choice-auand-/a/3084-30027.s?type=CoinArchives3084
HID02906262019
© 2020 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 4000-6000 USD