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LOT 9223610
Estimate
GBP (£) 40 - 60
EUR (€) 46 - 69
USD ($) 54 - 80
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) (+bp*)
Persia. Achaemenid Empire, Time of Xerxes I to Darios II AR Siglos. Circa 485-420 BC. Sardes mint. Lydo-Milesian standard.
Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance to right, holding transverse spear and bow / Oblong incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb A/B (pl. XII); BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 17; Sunrise 25. 5.48gr, 16mm, 12h.
Near Very Fine.
PROVENANCE:
Ex 'V' gentleman's collection, Switzerland.
From the property of a North London, UK, gentleman.
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