PERSIA AR SIGLOS ACHAEMENID KINGS, XERXES I - DARIOS II, 485 - 420 B.C.E.
Carradice Type IIIb A/B, Good Fine, toned, banker's marks, 16.0mm, 5.60 grams
Obverse: Persian king or in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow
Reverse: Incuse punch
A nicely toned, and heavy weight example with several bankers marks, including one that looks like a letter at bottom.
Biblical Coin which circulated around the time of King Ahaseurus and Queen Esther of the Purim story in the Biblical Book of Esther.
