KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. Circa 620/10-550/39 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (12mm, 4.72 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. NGC XF, 4/5, 4/5.

Triton XXVII – Session 5
Lot: 5231. Estimated: $ 1 000

Greek, Electrum

Sold For $ 2 250. 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 Trite – Third Stater (12mm, 4.72 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right; sun with multiple rays on forehead / Two incuse squares. Weidauer Group XVI, 86–7; Kurth G24–5; cf. SNG Ashmolean 749–53. In NGC encapsulation 2012951-004, graded XF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5.

From the J.K. Biblical Collection, purchased from Lydian Mint, 29 April 2013 (@ $3000).


Closing Date and Time: 17 January 2024 at 11:16:40 ET.

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