Lot 4464
Persia. Achaemenid Kings, c. 400-350 BC. Gold Daric (8.30 g). Persian king or hero in kneeling-running pose, holding bow and weighted spear. Reverse: Irregular incuse punch. BMC p. 159, 84 ("Darius III, Babylon"); Carradice Type IV, 50, 51. Well struck, with nearly complete devices on fairly round flan. In good classicizing style. Very Fine plus.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,250.
Ex Shirley Barr Sage Collection, published in her Biblical Numismatics: Thirty Pieces of Silver, coin no. 7.
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