Kingdom of Lydia, temp. Alyattes - Kroisos EL Hemihekte - 1/12 Stater. Ephesos(?), circa 620-539 BC. Head of boar to right / Incuse square punch. GRPC Lydia G11; Spier 5; Linzalone 1084; SNG Kayhan 1011; CNG Triton XXV, lot 263 (hammer: 4,250 USD).
NGC graded XF 5/5 - 3/5 (#5872643-024). Extremely Rare; only the sixth specimen to come to auction in the past two decades.
From the inventory of a US dealer.