Persian Kings (BC 455-420) Daric

Time of Artaxerxes I to Xerxes II, ca 455-420 BC. AV Daric (16mm, 8.31g). Persian king in kneeling-running stance right, quiver over right shoulder, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left / Incuse rectagonal punch. EF, lustrous. Very rare.

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Filename:	Carr_Artaxerxes_I-Xerxes_II_Type_IV_A.jpg
City/Mint name:	Achaemenid Kings of Persia
Keywords:	archaic / gold
References:	Carradice Type IV, Group AÍ¾ Meadows, Administration -Í¾ BMC Arabia pl. XXVI, 9; Sunrise 27 (this coin)
Valuation:	CNG Auc. Triton VIII (1/2015), lot 228 [$20,000 + comm.]
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Date added:	Sep 16, 2018
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