CNG 97, Lot: 238. Estimate $3000. Sold for $3750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Stater (20.8mm, 10.41 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion right and bull left / Two incuse squares of unequal size. Berk 20; Traité I 407; SNG Kayhan 1018; SNG Ashmolean 760; SNG von Aulock 2874; Sunrise 10. Good VF, lightly toned, granular surface. Well struck and nicely centered.