ACHAEMENID EMPIRE GOLD DARIC – 4th CENTURY ISSUE – CHOICE XF STAR NGC GRADED PERSIAN COIN (Inv. 19792)

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19792. PERSIA. ACHAEMENID EMPIRE. ARTAXERXES II–DARIUS III, ca. 400–336 BC.
Gold Daric, 8.36 g, 16 mm. Issue of Sardes, ca. 400–350 BC.
Obv. King running right, carrying bow and spear, quiver with arrows on shoulder. Rev. Incuse punch with wavy motifs.
Carradice Type IIIb Late (pl. XV, 50); BMC Arabia pl. XXV, 21–25; Sunrise 39.
NGC graded CHOICE XF STAR, Strike 5/5, Surface 4/5, beautifully struck with full detail, fully deserving of NGC’s star designation.