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LOT 2855
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Darius II to Artaxerxes II AR Siglos. Circa 420-375 BC.
Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint or subsidiary mint. Type IV (middle) B. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left; uncertain countermark / Oblong incuse punch; countermark: 30. Carradice Type IV, Group B; BMC Arabia pl. XXVI, 17. Near Very Fine.(5.49gr, 14mm.).
Provenance
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland.
From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
Footnotes
The numbering of countermarks’ varieties has been done according to the chart published in BMC Arabia, p. cxxxvii.
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LOT 2855
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Darius II to Artaxerxes II AR Siglos.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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