facing crowned heads in triangle with star inside each apex
front elevation of the palace
die number 119
one year type to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee of Her Majesty the Queen
6h (S 1603
Achaemenid, gold Daric, VF 5/5, 4/5 facing crowned heads in triangleAchaemenid, Darios I to Xerxes II, circa 485 420 BC, gold Daric, Sardes mint, Persian king or hero, wearing kidaris and kandys, quiver over shoulder, in kneeling running stance right, holding spear in right hand, bow in left, rev. incuse punch, 8. 23g (Carradice Type IIIb). Well centred, small scrape at 12 o'clock, good very fine, in NGC holder graded VF, strike 5 5, surface 4 5 (scuff).