Obverse

Obverse

Name/Title

Persia - AV Daric

Entry/Object ID

C2024-GN24-732

Collection

Near East

Mintage

Mint

Sardes

Date made

485 BCE - 420 BCE

Time Period

Achaemenid Empire

Place of Origin

City

Sardes

Region

Asia Minor

Manufacture Method

Struck

Coin Details

Obverse

Description

Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow.

Reverse

Description

Incuse punch.

Issuing Authority

Unknown

Denomination

AV Daric

Ethnography

Cultural Region

Region

Asia Minor

Culture/Tribe

Near Eastern - Persian

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Width

16 mm

Thickness

4 mm

Weight

8.41 g

Composition

Material

Gold

Research Notes

Research Type

Reference

Notes

BMC Arabia 26