ACHAEMENID PERSIA. Artaxerxes III-Darius III (ca. 350-333 BC). AR tetradrachm (24mm, 14.87 gm, 12h). NGC Choice XF 3/5 - 4/5....
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ACHAEMENID PERSIA. Artaxerxes III-Darius III (ca. 350-333 BC). AR tetradrachm (24mm, 14.87 gm, 12h). NGC Choice XF 3/5 - 4/5. Chian Standard. Uncertain mint in Caria (?). Persian king or hero, wearing cidaris and candys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, drawing bow and aiming arrow / Satrap on horseback galloping right, thrusting spear with right hand; O behind, dolphin right below. Konuk, Influences, Group 9, 1 and pl. XXX, 23. Cf. Meadows, Administration 327. SNG Kayhan 1004. Dewing 2715. Price, "More From Memphis and the Syria 1989 Hoard," in Essays to Carson and Jenkins, p. 34, 7 var. Traité, pl. XCI, 11. Babelon, Les Perses, 620. Handsome cabinet toning on this dynamic artistic type. From the LII Collection of Historical Coins and Medals, Part II. Ex MAP Collection (Heritage Auctions, Auction 3106 (18 January 2023), lot 33115); Inventory of a German dealer (Roma Numismatics, Auction XXII, 7 October 2021), lot 415. HID07901242017 www.HA.com/TexasAuctioneerLicenseNotice
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