Sale: Triton XII, Lot: 320. Estimate $5000.  Closing Date: Monday, 5 January 2009.  Sold For $6750. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of LYDIA. Time of Cyrus to Darios I. Circa 545-520 BC. AV Stater (8.09 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion right and bull left / Two incuse square punches of unequal size. Traité I -; SNG Kayhan 1023; SNG von Aulock 8211; SNG Copenhagen Supp. 362. Superb EF, lustrous. Wonderful early Persian style.