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XERXES II
Persia - Achaemenid Empire
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
ANCIENT - GREEK EMPIRES (6th CENT BC - 5th CENT AD) ACHAEMENID EMPIRE 5th-4th Centuries BC |
| Item Description: |
AV Daric Achaemenid Empire spear. rv incuse punch. obv hero-king w/bow & |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS Strike: 4/5 Surface: 5/5 |
| Owner: |
karl49 |
Owner Comments:
Time of Xerxes II-Artaxerxes II (ca. 420-375 BC). AV daric (15mm, 8.35 gm). NGC MS 4/5 - 5/5. Persian king or hero in kneeling-running position right, wearing kidaris (crown) with four points and kandys (royal robe), holding transverse spear with round rear terminal in right hand and bow in left; quiver over shoulder / Rectangular incuse punch with rough interior surface. Carradice Type IIIb B. Top of crown off flan, otherwise crisply struck on a roundish flan.