Ancients
ACHAEMENID PERSIA. Xerxes II-Artaxerxes II (5th-4th centuries BC). AV daric (17mm, 8.36 gm). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 4/5. Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes, ca. 420-375 BC. Persian king or hero, wearing cidaris and candys, in kneeling-running stance right, quiver over shoulder, transverse spear in right hand, bow forward in left / Rectangular incuse punch with irregular interior surfaces. Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B (Darius I-Xerxes II, ca. 485-420 BC).
Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Electronic Auction 390 (1 February 2017), lot 221
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Estimate: 1000-1500 USD