KINGS of LYDIA. Kukas (Gyges). Circa 680-early 640s BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7mm, 1.21 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Good VF.

CNG Feature Auction 132
Lot: 431. Estimated: $ 750

Greek, Electrum

Sold For $ 5 500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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KINGS of LYDIA. Kukas (Gyges). Circa 680-early 640s BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7mm, 1.21 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Head of lion right; traces of legend to right / Incuse punch. Weidauer Group XVIII (unlisted denomination); cf. Wallace, KUKALIṂ, pl. I, 2 (trite; same punch as that on left in photo); Artemision –; Kurth –; ANS 1969.156.1 corr. (same rev. punch; incorrect Weidauer numbers [but correct Group]); Triton XXIV, lot 695 (same die and punch); CNG 111, lot 276 (same die and punch); cf. Triton XX, lot 296 (trite; same punch as that on left in photo). Good VF. Very rare KUKALIṂ hemihekte.

For the reattribution of the KUKALIṂ-signed coinage to Gyges, see W. Fischer-Bossert, “43. FALFET and KVKALEM” in: J. Bodzek, A. Bursche, and A. Zapolska, eds. Proceedings of the XVI International Numismatic Congress, 11-16.09.2022, Warsaw, Vol. I: Greek Numismatics (Turnhout, 2025).

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CNG Feature Auction 132 – Session Two – Lot 319-587 will be held Monday afternoon, 18 May 2026 beginning at 2:00 PM ET.

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