KINGS of LYDIA. Alyattes. Circa 620/10-564/53 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7.5mm, 1.12 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. VF.CNG Feature Auction 126 Greek, Electrum Sold For $ 1 200. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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KINGS of LYDIA. Alyattes. Circa 620/10-564/53 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7.5mm, 1.12 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right; [W]ALW[EL] (in retrograde Lydian) downward to right / Incuse square. Weidauer Group XVII, 111–2; Kurth G20; cf. SNG Ashmolean 756 (hekte). Some faint scratches, usual minor die wear on obverse. VF. |