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CCE Signature Sale 3064 20-21 Apr 2018
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LYDIAN KINGDOM. Alyattes - Croesus (ca. 610-546 BC). EL sixth stater or hecte (9mm, 2.41 gm). NGC XF 4/5 - 5/5. Sardes (?). Head of roaring lion right [radiate globule ("rising sun") on forehead] / Two incuse squares of unequal size, side-by-side. Weidauer 76-8. BMFA 1769. Of unusual style for Lydia, with a much deeper neck truncation than usually seen.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 800-1100 USD
LYDIAN KINGDOM. Alyattes - Croesus (ca. 610-546 BC). EL sixth stater or hecte (9mm, 2.41 gm). NGC XF 4/5 - 5/5. Sardes (?). Head of roaring lion right [radiate globule ("rising sun") on forehead] / Two incuse squares of unequal size, side-by-side. Weidauer 76-8. BMFA 1769. Of unusual style for Lydia, with a much deeper neck truncation than usually seen.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 800-1100 USD