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Lydian Kingdom, Croesus. Stater; Lydian Kingdom, Croesus; 587/583-546 BC, Heavy Gold Stater, 10.74g. Berk-2. Obv: Forepart of roaring lion with wart on forehead facing forepart of bull. Rx: Two rough incuse squares. This is the trial issue of Croesus discovered by Harlan J. Berk in the late 1980s, distinguished from the normal issues by the raised legs of the lion and the bull and by the wart on the lion's forehead, copying earlier Lydian trites.. VF
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