Ancients
LYDIAN KINGDOM. Croesus (ca. 561-546 BC). AV sixth-stater or hecte (9mm, 1.34 gm). NGC AU 5/5 - 4/5. Sardes, "light" standard, ca. 550-546 BC. Confronted foreparts of lion right and bull left, both with outstretched foreleg / Two incuse square punches of unequal size, side by side, with irregular interior surfaces. Walburg group IV, 3. Berk 9.8. Bright, lustrous flan with two attractively engraved beasts.
From the WTR Collection
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Estimate: 5000-7000 USD