KINGS of LYDIA. Alyattes. Circa 620/10-564/53 BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7mm, 1.17 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. VF.

Triton XXVII – Session 5
Lot: 5229. Estimated: $ 500

Greek, Electrum

Sold For $ 550. 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 (7mm, 1.17 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion left; traces of WALWEL (in retrograde Lydian) downward to left / Incuse square. Weidauer Group XVII, 113; Kurth G20; cf. SNG Ashmolean 756 (hekte). Typical die rust on obverse. VF.


Closing Date and Time: 17 January 2024 at 11:16:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to a 22.5% buyer’s fee.