CNG 111, Lot: 289. Estimate $500. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Cyrus – Darios I. Circa 550/39-520 BC. AR Siglos (15mm, 5.31 g). Kroiseid type. Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 22; SNG Ashmolean 762–71. VF, toned. Good metal for issue.

From the Johnson Family Collection, purchased from Edward Gans (NFA).