Triton XVIII, Lot: 660. Estimate $3000. Sold for $8000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AV Third Stater (10.5mm, 2.68 g). Light standard. Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Walberg Group II; Berk 6; Traité I 404–5; SNG von Aulock 8212; BMC 36; Boston MFA 2074; de Luynes 2779. EF. Rare denomination.

From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Tkalec (29 February 2000), lot 160.