MDC Monnaies de Collection
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ANCIENT GREECE - GREEK
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216
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ANCIENT GREECE - GREEK
See original version (French)
Estimate €250
Voluntary lot
Description
ANCIENT GREECE - GREEK
Persia, Achaemenid Empire, Darius I or Xerxes I (521–486–465). Sicle or hemistater ND (500–480 BC).
Obverse: The Great King, bearded, wearing the cidaris and clad in the candys, kneeling on the right with a quiver on his shoulder, holding a spear in his right hand and a bow in his left.
Reverse: Irregular rectangular incuse field.
SNG Berry 1448 – Carradice Type IIIa, pl. XI, 14; Silver – 5.52 g – 15.5 mm – 12 h
Acquired from T. Vossen in 2006.
Featuring a finely detailed king and a lovely grey patina. Superb.
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