CNG 112, Lot: 290. Estimate $300. Sold for $1400. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Twelfth Stater (8mm, 0.86 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Incuse square. Berk 26–7; SNG Ashmolean 775 (Persian Period). Toned, typical granular surfaces. Near EF. Well centered and struck. Very rare this nice.