Greek: ACHAEMENID PERSIA. Xerxes I-Darius II (ca. 5th century BC). AV daric (15mm, 8.37 gm). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 4/5.
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ACHAEMENID PERSIA. Xerxes I-Darius II (ca. 5th century BC). AV daric (15mm, 8.37 gm). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 4/5. Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint, ca. 485-420 BC. Persian king or hero, wearing cidaris and candys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, drapery in angular form 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 A/B. Sunrise 24.阿契美尼德波斯。薛西斯一世至大流士二世（約公元前5世紀）。大流克金幣（15mm, 8.37 gm）。NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 4/5。
呂底亞-米利都制。薩迪斯造幣廠，約公元前485-420年。波斯君主或英雄，半跪跑姿面右，著長袍背箭囊，衣褶呈曲線，自左膝蓋向右腳踝，右膝被衣褶遮擋，右手持矛尖頭向下，左手執弓。背面不規則內凹壓印。參Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B. Sunrise 24。
Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000.
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