The Tom May Collection - Ancient Gold Coins - Greek
Lot 3276 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) The Tom May Collection - Ancient Gold Coins - Greek
Estimate $1,400
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SOLD $2,200
PERSIA - LYDIA, Achaemenid Empire, Persian Imperial Coinage (c.485-420 B.C.), struck in period of Darios I - Xerxes I, gold daric, (8.30 gm), obv. bearded archer (king?) running to the right with transverse spear over shoulder, and bow in right hand, rev. oblong punch, (S.4679, Carradice type IIIb (early), Group A/B, nos.27, Pl.XIII, BMC Arabia Pl.XXIV, 26, SNG Cop. 274). Softly struck, nearly very fine, scarce.
Ex Spink & Son, London with their ticket. illustrated in the Australian Numismatist 2007 in a paper by Tom May 'Trade Gold - Some Key Coins of World Commerce in History' (p.56).
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