KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. Circa 620/10-550/39 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (13mm, 4.70 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. VF.

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Lot: 226. Estimated: $ 1 500

Greek, Electrum

Sold For $ 950. 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. EL Trite – Third Stater (13mm, 4.70 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right; [sun with multiple rays on forehead] / Two incuse square punches. Weidauer Group XVI, 86–7; Kurth G24–5; cf. SNG Ashmolean 749–53. Scrapes, light scratches, a little off center on obverse. VF.


Closing Date and Time: 4 January 2023 at 11:15:00 ET.

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