Image: Daric coin of the Achaemenid Empire (Darius I to Xerxes II)
Description: PERSIA, Achaemenid Empire. temp. Darius I to Xerxes II. Circa 485-420 BC. AV Daric (15mm, 8.38 g). 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 / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, Group A/B (pl. XIII, 27); Meadows, Administration 321; BMC Arabia pl. XXIV, 26; Sunrise 24. Superb EF.
Title: Daric coin of the Achaemenid Empire (Darius I to Xerxes II)
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