338, Lot: 98. Estimate $500. Sold for $1900. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Third Stater (14mm, 3.24 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion right and bull left / Two incuse punches. Berk 24; Traité I 412; SNG Kayhan –; SNG Ashmolean –; SNG von Aulock –; Sunrise 12. VF, lightly toned. Great metal for issue.