456, Lot: 173. Estimate $500. Sold for $500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Hemistater (15mm, 5.31 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 23; SNG Ashmolean –; SNG Kayhan 1024-6. Lightly toned, only a hint of the typical granularity. Near VF. Good metal for issue.