KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Cyrus – Darios I. Circa 550/39-520 BC. AR Siglos (15.5mm, 5.40 g). Kroiseid type. Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 22; Kurth S11; SNG Ashmolean 762–71. Attractively toned. Good VF. Exceptional metal for issue.
From the William H. Birkinshaw Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 61 (25 Sept 2002), lot 734.