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LYDIAN KINGDOM. Walwet (ca. 620-560 BC). EL third-stater or trite (13mm, 4.72 gm). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 5/5. Lydo-Milesian standard, Sardes (?) mint. WALWET (or VALVEL or FALFET) (Lydian), legend between confronted lion heads, the right fully on the flan, radiate globule on forehead / Two incuse square punches of unequal size, side by side, with irregular interior surfaces. Linzalone 1079. Weidauer 94. Le Rider, La naissance de la monnaie, pp. 49-57. A rare left facing example. Nicely struck with areas of bright highlighting.
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https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-lydian-kingdom-walwet-ca-620-560-bc-el-third-stater-or-trite-13mm-472-gm-ngc-choice-xf-5-5-5-5/a/3101-32036.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3101-08252022
HID02906262019
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Estimate: 2000-3000 USD
LYDIAN KINGDOM. Walwet (ca. 620-560 BC). EL third-stater or trite (13mm, 4.72 gm). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 5/5. Lydo-Milesian standard, Sardes (?) mint. WALWET (or VALVEL or FALFET) (Lydian), legend between confronted lion heads, the right fully on the flan, radiate globule on forehead / Two incuse square punches of unequal size, side by side, with irregular interior surfaces. Linzalone 1079. Weidauer 94. Le Rider, La naissance de la monnaie, pp. 49-57. A rare left facing example. Nicely struck with areas of bright highlighting.
From the Historical Scholar Collection
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-lydian-kingdom-walwet-ca-620-560-bc-el-third-stater-or-trite-13mm-472-gm-ngc-choice-xf-5-5-5-5/a/3101-32036.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3101-08252022
HID02906262019
© 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 2000-3000 USD