Stack's Bowers & Ponterio
Collector's Choice October 2021 Auction 12-14 Oct 2021
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PERSIA. Achaemenidae. Darios I to Xerxes II, ca. 485-420 B.C. AV Daric (8.37 gms), Sardes Mint. NGC AU, Strike: 4/5 Surface: 5/5.
Carradice-Type IIIb; Sunrise-24. Obverse: Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow; Reverse: Incuse rectangular punch. Struck on a rounder flan than generally encountered, this elegant specimen offers great brilliance and displays very little in the way of handling.
Estimate: $1250 - $1750
Carradice-Type IIIb; Sunrise-24. Obverse: Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow; Reverse: Incuse rectangular punch. Struck on a rounder flan than generally encountered, this elegant specimen offers great brilliance and displays very little in the way of handling.
Estimate: $1250 - $1750