PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios I to Xerxes I. Circa 505-480 BC. AR Sixth Siglos (8mm, 0.83 g). Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, drawing bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type II; Meadows, Administration –; BMC Arabia –; Brindley –; Klein –; Sunrise –; CNG 73, lot 474; Hauck & Aufhäuser 15 (21 March 2000), lot 251; Hauck & Aufhäuser 14, lot 226. VF, toned, minor porosity. Very rare denomination.
From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Münzen und Medaillen GmbH 7 (12 October 2000), lot 91 .