PERSIA AR SIGLOS ACHAEMENID KINGS, XERXES I - DARIOS II, 485 - 420 B.C.E.
Carradice Type IIIb A/B, Good Fine, lightly toned, 15.4mm, 5.45 grams
Obverse: Persian king or in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow
Reverse: Incuse punch
A very interesting coin with at least 5 countermarks, including a RARE anchor countermark!
Biblical Coin which circulated around the time of King Ahaseurus and Queen Esther of the Purim story in the Biblical Book of Esther.
