Ancients
LYDIAN KINGDOM. Croesus (561-546 BC). AV third-stater or trite (11mm, 3.53 gm). NGC Fine 5/5 - 3/5, scuff. Sardes, 'heavy' standard, ca. 561-550 BC. Confronted foreparts of lion on left and bull on right, both with extended foreleg / Bipartite incuse rectangle with irregular interior surfaces. Berk "100 Greatest Ancient Coins", 9.5. Traité I 399. SNG von Aulock 8210. SNG München 7. Sunrise 8.
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Estimate: 2000-2500 USD