PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darios II to Artaxerxes II. Circa 420-375 BC. AV Daric (15mm, 8.37 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, 42); cf. Meadows, Administration 323; BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 12; Sunrise 28. Trace deposits, slight die shift and small scuff on obverse. EF. Well centered and sharp details.
From the Michael Rogal Collection. Ex RCM Collection (Triton XVI, 8 January 2013), lot 579; Forestier I (8 June 2007), lot 52.
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