451, Lot: 137. Estimate $300. Sold for $1500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Third Stater (13mm, 3.56 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 24; SNG Ashmolean 772 (Persian period). Lightly toned. VF. Good metal for issue, only a hint of the usual granularity on edge and reverse.