Ancients
CARIA. Casolaba. Ca. 4th century BC. AR tetartemorion(?) (5mm, 0.22 gm, 11h). NGC Choice VF 3/5 - 4/5. Persian king or hero, wearing cidaris and candys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, bow forward in left hand, dagger in right / Owl standing right, head facing. Apparently unpublished. A masterpiece of miniature art on the reverse. Sunrise 100.
This type was cataloged in the Sunrise collection as Achaemenid Persia, Artaxerxes II-Darius III (ca. 400-332 BC).
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Estimate: 1000-1500 USD