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NYINC Signature Sale 3071 6-7 Jan 2019
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LYDIAN KINGDOM. Croesus (ca. 561-546 BC). AV sixth stater or hecte (8mm, 1.79 gm). NGC Choice VF★ 5/5 - 4/5. Sardes, "heavy" standard, ca. 561-550 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 III. Berk 9.7. Babylon Traité I 400. Very rare in the heavy series!
HID02901242017
Estimate: 6000-8000 USD
LYDIAN KINGDOM. Croesus (ca. 561-546 BC). AV sixth stater or hecte (8mm, 1.79 gm). NGC Choice VF★ 5/5 - 4/5. Sardes, "heavy" standard, ca. 561-550 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 III. Berk 9.7. Babylon Traité I 400. Very rare in the heavy series!
HID02901242017
Estimate: 6000-8000 USD