Darios I, Achaemenid King 522-486 BC

Carradice Type I (pl. XI, 10); Meadows, Administration 318; BMC Arabia pl. XXVII, 25; Sunrise 17, Very Fine

Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Half-length bust of Persian king or hero right, wearing kidaris and kandys, holding bow in left hand, arrows in right. Reverse: Rectangular incuse punch.

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