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Achaemenid Kings of Persia
Gold Daric. (8.25 g), ca. 500-485 BC
Darios I to Xerxes I, Achaemenid Kings
Cf. Carradice Type IIIa (pl. XI, 14-15 - siglos); Meadows, Administration 322 var. (no
pellets); BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 19 (siglos). Extremely Fine.
Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over
shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left; two pellets behind
beard. Reverse: Rectangular incuse punch.
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Achaemenid Kings of Persia
Gold Daric. (8.31 g), ca. 455-420 BC
Artaxerxes I to Xerxes II, Achaemenid Kings
Carradice Type IV, Group A (pl. XIII, 32); Meadows, Administration –; BMC Arabia pl.
XXVI, 9; Sunrise 27 (this coin). Mint State.
Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over
shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding dagger in right hand, bow in left. Reverse: Rectan-
gular incuse punch.