KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. Circa 620/10-550/39 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7mm, 1.21 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. VF.

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Lot: 248. Estimated: $ 300

Greek, Electrum

Sold For $ 550. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. Circa 620/10-550/39 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7mm, 1.21 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, “sun” with no rays on forehead / Incuse square. Weidauer Group XVI, 90; Kurth G29–30; SNG Ashmolean 757. Trace deposits, slightly off center on obverse. VF.

Ex Leu Numismatik Web Auction 11 (23 February 2020), lot 969 (hammer 550 CHF).


Closing Date and Time: 4 October 2023 at 11:22:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 20% buyer’s fee.