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LYDIAN KINGDOM. Croesus (ca. 561-546 BC). AV sixth stater or hecte (9mm, 1.35 gm). NGC Gem MS ★ 5/5 - 5/5. Sardes, "light" standard, ca. 550-546 BC. Confronted foreparts of lion (on left, facing right), with extended right foreleg, and bull (on right, facing left) / Two incuse square punches of unequal size, side-by-side. Walburg group IV, 3. Berk 9.8. Sharply struck with prooflike surfaces. Absolutely stunning in hand. The single finest graded example seen by NGC, and almost certainly among the finest known.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 30000-50000 USD
LYDIAN KINGDOM. Croesus (ca. 561-546 BC). AV sixth stater or hecte (9mm, 1.35 gm). NGC Gem MS ★ 5/5 - 5/5. Sardes, "light" standard, ca. 550-546 BC. Confronted foreparts of lion (on left, facing right), with extended right foreleg, and bull (on right, facing left) / Two incuse square punches of unequal size, side-by-side. Walburg group IV, 3. Berk 9.8. Sharply struck with prooflike surfaces. Absolutely stunning in hand. The single finest graded example seen by NGC, and almost certainly among the finest known.
HID02901242017
Estimate: 30000-50000 USD