PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios II to Artaxerxes II. Circa 420-375 BC. AR Siglos (14mm, 5.61 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group C (pl. XIV, 36); Meadows, Administration –; BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 15; Sunrise 29. Toned with hints of iridescence. VF.
From the Mercury Group Collection.