CNG 91, Lot: 312. Estimate $500. Sold for $1600. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of LYDIA. Alyattes. Circa 610-560 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7mm, 1.19 g). Sardes mint. Head of lion right, sun on forehead (later style) / Incuse square punch. Weidauer Group XVI, 90; Traité I 47; SNG Kayhan 1015. EF, tiny scratch near eye.