A Select Offering of Kroisid Gold

Sale: CNG 75, Lot: 401. Estimate $3000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 23 May 2007.  Sold For $6500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 560-546 BC. AV Stater (8.04 g). Sardes mint. Light series. Struck circa 550-546 BC. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse square punches of unequal size. Berk 3; SNG Kayhan -; Traité I 401-403; SNG von Aulock 2875; Boston MFA 2073. Near EF, underlying luster.