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ANCIENT GREECE - GREEK
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822
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ANCIENT GREECE - GREEK
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Estimate €8,000
Voluntary lot
Description
ANCIENT GREECE - GREEK
Persia, Achaemenid Empire, Darius I or Xerxes I (521–486–465). Darique ND (5th century BC), Sardis.
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 incus.
Babelon II, 7 (pl. LXXXVI/10) – SNG Cop.274; Gold – 8.34 g – 16 mm – 12 h
From the Frank Sternberg 11 auction of 20 and 21 November 1981, lot 201; subsequently from a Tradart auction in 1998, lot 110.
NGC AU 5/5 4/5 Fine style, slight marks (8237525-018).
Well-centred strike revealing most of the engraving’s details. With a golden patina. A tiny mark in the field. Superb.
* Pursuant to Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022, which comes into force in national law on 1 January 2025, buyers from within the EU are required to pay 5.5% VAT on the hammer price of this lot.
* Pursuant to Council Directive (EU) 2022/542 of 5 April 2022, which comes into force in national law on 1 January 2025, the successful bidder from within the EU will also be required to pay 5.5% VAT on this lot
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