ACHAEMENID PERSIA. Xerxes I-Darius II (ca. 5th century BC). AV daric (26mm, 8.34 gm). NGC Fine 4/5 - 4/5....
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ACHAEMENID PERSIA. Xerxes I-Darius II (ca. 5th century BC). AV daric (26mm, 8.34 gm). NGC Fine 4/5 - 4/5. Lydo-Milesian standard, Sardes, ca. 485-420 BC. Persian king or hero, wearing cidaris and candys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, drapery in angular form from left knee to ground, right knee obscured by drapery, transverse spear in right hand, bow forward in left; cross below without exergual line / Irregular rectangular incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B var. (no control). Sunrise 28 var. (same). Cf. Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XXIV (19 January 2021), lot 794 for same type. Rare, unlisted type. HID07901242017 www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
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