CNG 112, Lot: 289. Estimate $750. Sold for $1300. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Sixth Stater (11mm, 1.76 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 25; SNG Ashmolean 773 (Persian period). Toned, typical granular surfaces. EF. Well centered and struck.

From the Matthew Curtis Collection.