KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. Circa 620/10-550/39 BC. Fourrée Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7mm, 0.86 g). Sardes mint.Electronic Auction 516 Fractions from the J. de Wilde and Herbert Cahn Collections, Electrum Sold For $ 425. 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. 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. |