Kings of Lydia, time of Alyattes. Hemihecte - 1/12 Stater, Sardis circa 610-560 BC, EL 1.18 g. FALFEL retrograde Lion's head l. with open jaws, solar-disc above forehead, confronting open jaws of lion's head r. (the latter out of flan). Rev. Incuse square punch. Weidauer 111 var. Weidauer Group XVII, 111–3. Traité I 58. SNG Kayhan 1015 corr. (references; same die and punch). SNG von Aulock –.
Extremely rare and among the finest specimens known.
Struck on a narrow flan, otherwise extremely fine
Ex Roma Numismatics 3, 2012, 280; Roma Numismatics 8, 2014, 640 and CNG 100, 2015, 1489 sales.