[6479] Achaemenid Empire Period of Xerxes II to Artaxerxes II Gold Daric 15mm (8.35 grams) struck circa 420-375 B. Reference: Sunrise-28; Carradice-Type IIIb, Group C. Certification: NGC Ancients AU Strike: 4/5 Surface: 5/5 4372528-003 Persian hero/king in kneeling/running stance right. Provided with certificate of authenticity. CERTIFIED AUTHENTIC by Sergey Nechayev, PhD – Numismatic Expert. The Achaemenid Empire c. 550-330 BC, was an empire based in Western Asia, founded by Cyrus the Great, notable for embracing various civilizations and becoming the largest empire of ancient history, spanning at its maximum extent from the Balkans and Eastern Europe proper in the west, to the Indus Valley in the east. It is equally notable for its successful model of a centralised, bureaucratic administration (through satraps under a king) and a government working to the profit of its subjects, for building infrastructure such as a postal system and road systems and the use of an official language across its territories and a large professional army and civil services (inspiring similar systems in later empires), and for emancipation of slaves including the Jewish exiles in Babylon, and is noted in Western history as the antagonist of the Greek city states during the Greco-Persian Wars. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, was built in the empire as well. The item “King Xerxes II to Artaxerxes II Achaemenid Gold Daric Ancient Greek Coin NGC AU” is in sale since Monday, January 16, 2017. This item is in the category “Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ Ancient\Greek (450 BC-100 AD)”. The seller is “victoram” and is located in Forest Hills, New York. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Culture: Greek
- Coin Type: Ancient
- Certification Number: 4372528-003
- Certification: NGC
- Grade: AU
- Composition: Gold
- Denomination: Daric