Ancients
LYDIAN KINGDOM. Alyattes (ca. 610-561 BC). EL third-stater or trite (11mm, 4.68 gm). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Lion's head right; 'Walwet' (in Lydian) to right / Two incuse square punches. Weidauer Group XVII, 95. Rare. NGC Choice VF 4/5 - 4/5. Ex Clearwater Collection (Classical Numismatic Group E-Auction 310, 4 September 2013), lot 91.
Estimate: 6000-8000 USD