PERSIA AR SIGLOS ACHAEMENID KINGS, XERXES I - DARIOS II, 485 - 420 B.C.E.
Carradice Type IIIb A/B, Fine, toned, banker's marks, 16.3mm, 5.37 grams
Obverse: Persian king or in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow
Reverse: Incuse punch
An affordable example, quite complete, though with some roughness.
Biblical Coin which circulated around the time of King Ahaseurus and Queen Esther of the Purim story in the Biblical Book of Esther.
