Lot 1747
Persia, Achaemenid Empire. AV Daric (8.4g). Time of Artaxerxes I - Darius III, c. 450-330 BC. Persian king in kneeling-running position right, holding dagger and bow. Reverse: Incused punch.
This is the only coin type mentioned in the Old Testament; Ezra 2:68-69 indicates that "some of the chief of the fathers, when they came to the house of the Lord which is at Jerusalem, offered freely for the house of God … three score and one thousand drams (e.g. darics)." . Choice Very Fine.
Estimated Value $1,250 - 1,500.
Stanley Yulish Collection.
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