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Research Coins: Feature Auction

 
Sale: Triton XI, Lot: 260. Estimate $5000. 
Closing Date: Monday, 7 January 2008. 
Sold For $11000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of LYDIA. Time of Cyrus to Darios I. Circa 545-520 BC. AV Stater (8.05 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion right and bull left / Two incuse square punches of unequal size. Traité I -; SNG Kayhan 1023; SNG Copenhagen Supp. 362; SNG von Aulock 8211. Superb EF.


An exceptional example of the fine Persian style Kroiseids. See lot 256, above for the same type as struck under Kroisos.