Sale: CNG 78, Lot: 820. Estimate $5000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2008.  Sold For $8000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 560-546 BC. AV Stater (8.06 g). Sardes mint. Struck circa 550-546 BC. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse square punches of unequal size. Berk 3; Traité I 401-3; SNG Kayhan -; SNG von Aulock 2875; SNG München 8; Boston MFA 2073. EF, lustrous.