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NYINC Signature Sale 3051 8-9 January 2017
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LYDIAN KINGDOM. Alyattes - Croesus. Ca. 610-546 BC. EL 1/12th stater or hemihecte (8mm, 1.15 gm). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5 Uniscribed issue, Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, radiate nodule on forehead / Incuse square. Weidauer 90. Traité I 47. SNG Kayhan 1015. Perfectly centered and struck, rare for so small a coin.
Estimate: 1200-1600 USD
LYDIAN KINGDOM. Alyattes - Croesus. Ca. 610-546 BC. EL 1/12th stater or hemihecte (8mm, 1.15 gm). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5 Uniscribed issue, Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, radiate nodule on forehead / Incuse square. Weidauer 90. Traité I 47. SNG Kayhan 1015. Perfectly centered and struck, rare for so small a coin.
Estimate: 1200-1600 USD