KINGS of LYDIA. Alyattes. Circa 620/10-564/53 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.36 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Near VF.

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Lot: 244. Estimated: $ 300

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KINGS of LYDIA. Alyattes. Circa 620/10-564/53 BC. EL Hekte – Sixth Stater (11mm, 2.36 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, “sun” with no rays on forehead; WALW (in Lydian) downward on right, read from outside-in (only traces visible); all on plain background / Two incuse squares. Weidauer Group XVII, 106 (same die and punches); Kurth G18; SNG Ashmolean 755 corr. (legend not noted). Struck with worn obverse die as usual, minor marks. Near VF.


Closing Date and Time: 4 October 2023 at 11:21:00 ET.

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