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Auction: 23007 - Ancient Coins Including the 'Kyrios' Collection of Greek Coins and featuring the 'Ostorius' Collection of Roman Gold
Lot: 23

The 'Kyrios' Collection | Achaemenid Kingdom of Persia, temp. Artaxerxes I to Xerxes II (c. 455-420 BC), AV Daric, Sardis, Great King running right, quiver at shoulder, holding a dagger and a bow, rev. oblong incuse punch of irregular ground, 8.36g (Carradice, Type IV, A; BMC Arabia Pl. XXVII, 7), an outstanding example, beautifully lustrous on an elliptical flan, some deposits to peripheries, otherwise a captivating extremely fine, very rare

PROVENANCE

Spink Numismatic Circular, June 2007, GK2241 - 'lustrous, extremely fine' - £2,000

Purchased by Spink [SPK19870], 4 December 2006 - £1,500



The punch used for the reverse of this coin originally had a small lion's head engraved in it, but the lion's head has since been erased from the die (cf. Triton IX, 1065)

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Sold for
£4,800

Starting price
£2000