Very Rare Heavy 1/24th Stater

Triton XVIII, Lot: 657. Estimate $1000. Sold for $7000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AV Twenty-fourth Stater (5.5mm, 0.45 g). Heavy standard. Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Incuse square. Walberg –; Berk 14; Traité –; SNG von Aulock –; BMC –; Boston MFA –; CNG 90, lot 609; CNG 73, lot 356; CNG 69, lot 446; Gorny & Mosch 199, lot 505; Lanz 149, lot 217. EF, lustrous. Very rare denomination.

From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Triton VII (13 January 2004), lot 253.