KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Ardys – Alyattes. Circa 630s-564/53 BC. EL Forty-eighth Stater (4mm, 0.28 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Paw of lion / Incuse punch. Karwiese Series I, Type 1 (Ephesos); Kurth G33; cf. Artemision 76 (ninety-sixth stater); SNG Kayhan –. Good VF.