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LOT 3352
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Darios I to Xerxes I AR Sixth Siglos. Circa 505-480 BC.
Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, drawing bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type II; Meadows, Administration -; BMC Arabia -; Brindley -; Klein -; Sunrise -. Near Very Fine.(0.82gr, 8mm.).
Provenance
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 3352
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Darios I to Xerxes I AR Sixth Siglos.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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