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Electronic Auction 522

Lot nuber 137

KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Forty-eighth Stater (5mm, 0.16 g). Sardes mint.


Electronic Auction 522
Lot: 137.
 Estimated: $ 100

Greek, Silver

Sold For $ 70. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Forty-eighth Stater (5mm, 0.16 g). Sardes mint. Head of lion right / Incuse square. Kurth S13; Berk –; SNG Ashmolean –; SNG Tatiṣ 920 (uncertain Western Asia Minor). Toned, compact flan. VF.

Although not originally recognized as issues of Kroisos, the lion on this piece has a style that is identical to that found on the coins of that king, and the weight of this piece (and others like it) would conform to forty-eighth staters in his coinage. It appears that this type, like the traditional lion-bull Kroiseids, was continued under the Persians, as some examples also exhibit the highly stylized form of lion: cf. CNG 103, lot 300, and CNG E-392, lot 283.

Closing Date and Time: 24 August 2022 at 10:45:20 ET.

All winning bids are subject to an 20% buyer’s fee.