KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Ardys – Alyattes. Circa 630s-564/53 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (12.5mm, 4.70 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, “sun” with four rays on forehead / Two incuse squares. Weidauer Group XVI, 68; Artemision 7; Kurth –; SNG Ashmolean 749–53. Small scuff on edge. VF.
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KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Ardys – Alyattes. Circa 630s-564/53 BC. EL Forty-eighth Stater (4.5mm, 0.26 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Paw of lion / Incuse square. Karwiese Series I, Type 3 (Ephesos); Kurth G41; Artemision 75; SNG Kayhan –. Brush marks on reverse and edge. VF.
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KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. Circa 620/10-550/39 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (12mm, 4.74 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. In NGC encapsulation 2405051-001, graded Ch VF, Strike: 4/5, Surface: 4/5.
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KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. Circa 620/10-550/39 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (12mm, 4.69 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right; sun with multiple rays on forehead / Two incuse squares. Weidauer Group XVI, 89; Kurth G26; SNG Ashmolean 749–51. Tiny graze on obverse, banker’s mark on edge. VF.
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KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Alyattes – Kroisos. Circa 620/10-550/39 BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (13mm, 4.74 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right; sun with multiple rays on forehead / Two incuse squares. Weidauer Group XVI, 89; Kurth G26; SNG Ashmolean 749–51. In NGC encapsulation 6836331-005, graded Ch VF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 2/5, countermarks.
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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AV Twelfth Stater (6mm, 0.67 g). Light standard. Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Incuse square. Walburg Group VI, 2–4 (same die and punch); Berk 10–3; Kurth G56. In NGC encapsulation 6323866-006, graded VG, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5.
Ex Heritage 232221 (26 May 2022), lot 64149.
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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Stater (19.5mm, 10.59 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 20; Kurth S1; Traité I 407–8; SNG Ashmolean 760. Little of the typical granularity. Good VF.
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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Hemistater (15mm, 5.15 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 23; Kurth S3; SNG Ashmolean –; SNG Kayhan 1024–6. Rough surfaces. Good VF.
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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Third Stater (13mm, 3.52 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 24; Kurth S5; SNG Ashmolean 772 (Persian period). Typical granularity, a few marks. Good VF.
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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Third Stater (13.5mm, 3.48 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 24; Kurth S5; SNG Ashmolean 772 (Persian period). In NGC encapsulation 6842012-018, graded XF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 3/5.
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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Sixth Stater (11.5mm, 1.78 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 25; Kurth S6–7; SNG Ashmolean 773 (Persian period). Iridescent tone, typical light granularity. Good VF. Well centered on a broad flan, showing the full figures of each forepart. Exceptional.
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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Sixth Stater (11mm, 1.78 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 25; Kurth S6–7; SNG Ashmolean 773 (Persian period). In NGC encapsulation 8209495-009, graded VF, Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.
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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Twelfth Stater (8mm, 0.91 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Incuse square. Berk 26–7; Kurth S8; SNG Ashmolean 775 (Persian Period). Iridescent tone, light granularity, a few tiny marks. Good VF.
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CARIA, Uncertain. 5th century BC. AR Triobol (14mm, 3.84 g, 12h). Aeginetic standard. Gorgoneion with four wings in circular pattern around / Harpy flying right within incuse square. Traité II 1606, pl. CXLV, 1 = de Luynes 2751; HN Online 2552. Toned, granular surfaces. VF. Very rare.