KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Stater (18.5mm, 10.46 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares of unequal size. Berk 20; SNG Ashmolean 760. Dark iridescent tone, slight roughness, only a hint of the typical granularity. Near EF. Well centered and struck. An exceptional specimen of this historic type.
