Ancients
LYDIAN KINGDOM. Croesus (ca. 561-546 BC). AV sixth-stater or hecte (9mm, 1.79 gm). NGC Choice VF★ 5/5 - 4/5. Sardes, "heavy" standard, ca. 561-550 BC. Confronted foreparts of lion right and bull left, both with outstretched foreleg / Two incuse squares, side-by-side, with irregular interior surfaces. Walburg Group III. Berk 9.7. Babylon Traité I 400. Solid strike and good centering on bright flan.
Ex Heritage Auctions, Auction 3071 NYINC (7 January 2019), lot 34052
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Estimate: 4000-6000 USD