Daric of Persia
Culture: Persian
Dynasty: Achaemenid
Date: ca. 450-350 B.C.
Medium: Gold
Dimensions:
9/16 in. (1.5 cm)
8.37 grams
Credit Line: Purchased with the W. C. Maverick Fund
Object number: 92.111.1
Provenance: Sold, Numismatic Fine Arts, Los Angeles, August 13, 1992, lot 191, to San Antonio Museum of Art.
Published References
Numismatic Fine Arts sale 29, 8/13/92, lot 191
Label Text
Obverse: Male figure, wearing a crown, carrying a bow and a scepter
Reverse: Incuse rectangle
(J. Powers, 2008)
Reverse: Incuse rectangle
(J. Powers, 2008)
On view
In Collection(s)
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