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ACHAEMENID PERSIA. Xerxes II-Artaxerxes II (ca. 5th-4th centuries BC). AR siglos (15mm, 5.59 gm). NGC Choice VF 4/5 - 5/5. Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes, ca. 420-375 BC. Persian king or hero, wearing cidaris and candys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, drapery in long curve from left knee to ground, right knee obscured by drapery, transverse spear in right hand, bow forward in left / Irregular rectangular incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group C. Sunrise 25.

From the Merrill A. Gibson Collection of Ancient Coins. Ex Apollo Numismatics, private sale with old dealer's tag included; Coin Galleries, Mail Bid (19 November 1971), 156.


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Auction Dates
September, 2025
21st Sunday
Internet/Mail Bids: 24
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Sold on Sep 21, 2025 for: $1,200.00
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