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<p>[QUOTE="Kavax, post: 7781872, member: 107774"]congrats ! very nice coin ! well centered with fine details but i'm afraid it's not one of the earlier Darics from the time of Darius I</p><p><br /></p><p>What is the reference given by the auction house ?</p><p><br /></p><p>according to the arrangement of Carradice, your coin is a type IIIb group C (c.420-375 BC)</p><p><br /></p><p>Your coin is a matching reverse die of Carradice 42 "which can safely be termed fourth-century" (page 87)</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1335231[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1335175[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>According to Hill and Babelon, these darics (Hill group E i.e. BMC 58-60) were struck under Artaxerxes II</p><p><br /></p><p>EDIT : Cool your coin is a matching dies of BMC 58 plate XXV 12</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1335230[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Kavax, post: 7781872, member: 107774"]congrats ! very nice coin ! well centered with fine details but i'm afraid it's not one of the earlier Darics from the time of Darius I What is the reference given by the auction house ? according to the arrangement of Carradice, your coin is a type IIIb group C (c.420-375 BC) Your coin is a matching reverse die of Carradice 42 "which can safely be termed fourth-century" (page 87) [ATTACH=full]1335231[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1335175[/ATTACH] According to Hill and Babelon, these darics (Hill group E i.e. BMC 58-60) were struck under Artaxerxes II EDIT : Cool your coin is a matching dies of BMC 58 plate XXV 12 [ATTACH=full]1335230[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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