Ancients
LYDIAN KINGDOM. Croesus (ca. 561-546 BC). AR third stater (13mm, 3.47 gm). NGC Choice XF★ 5/5 - 4/5, countermark. Sardes, late reign or Persian period. Confronted foreparts of roaring lion (on left, facing right) and charging bull, forelegs extended / Two incuse squares of roughly equal size, side-by-side. Berk 24. Traité I 412. BMFA 2071. SNG Ashmolean 772 (Persian period). Small countermark on edge at 7:00 of obverse. Rare denomination in exemplary grade!
HID02901242017
Estimate: 1000-1400 USD