LYDIA, Persian Imperial Coinage, Kingdom of, Croesus or later, (c.550-520 B.C.), silver sixth stater or siglos, (1.67 g), Sardes mint, obv. confronting foreparts of lion, facing right, and bull facing left, rev. two incuse punches of unequal size, side by side, (cfS.3421, Berk 25, SNG Ash 773, I. Carradice, Coinage of the Persian Empire BAR Inter. Ser. 343, [1987], -). Very fine and rare.
Ex George Mihailuk Collection, from Richard Welling, ANDA Show 4.8.2006.