Ancients
ACHAEMENID PERSIA. Darius I-Xerxes I (ca. 505-480 BC). AV daric (17mm, 8.34 gm). NGC Choice MS★ 5/5 - 5/5. Sardes, ca. 505-480 BC. Persian king or hero, wearing cidaris and candys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, drawing back bow and preparing to shoot arrow / Irregular rectangular incuse punch. Carradice Type II (pl. XI, 11). Meadows, Administration 319. Sunrise 19. Rare early issue. Impeccable center strike of Archer in a dynamic pose. Struck from fresh dies struck on bright, matte flan.
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Estimate: 15000-20000 USD