Persian Kings (BC 375-340) Daric

Artaxerxes II to Artaxerxes III, ca 375-340 BC. AV Daric (15mm, 8.33 g). Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left / Incuse punch. Near EF, a few faint scratches in field on obverse, some earthen encrustation on reverse. Very rare. Sunrise Coll.

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City/Mint name:	Achaemenid Kings of Persia
Keywords:	gold / classical
References:	Carradice Type IV, Group C; Meadows, Administration 325; BMC Arabia pl. XXVII, 16; Sunrise 32 (this coin)
Valuation:	CNG Triton XVIII (1/2015), lot 233 ($14,000 + comm)
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Date added:	Sep 25, 2018
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