KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. Circa 620/10-550/39 BC. Fourrée Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7mm, 0.86 g). Sardes mint.

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Lot: 46. Estimated: $ 150

Fractions from the J. de Wilde and Herbert Cahn Collections, Electrum

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KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. Circa 620/10-550/39 BC. Fourrée Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7mm, 0.86 g). Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, sun with no rays on forehead / Incuse square. For prototype: cf. Weidauer Group XVI, 90; cf. Kurth G29–30. Breaks in plating. Fine.

From the J. de Wilde Collection. Ex Herbert Cahn Collection (Numismatica Genevensis SA 7, 27 November 2012), lot 103 (part of).


Closing Date and Time: 18 May 2022 at 10:15:00 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 18% buyer’s fee.