KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Walwetes (Alyattes) III – Kroisos. Late 7th-early 6th centuries BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (13mm, 4.72 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. VF.

CNG Feature Auction 132
Lot: 434. Estimated: $ 1 000

Greek, Electrum

Sold For $ 2 625. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Walwetes (Alyattes) III – Kroisos. Late 7th-early 6th centuries BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (13mm, 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. Minor marks. VF.

From the Thomas Palmer Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group inventory 96648 (January 1991).


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