Watch List notes:

KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Sixth Stater (10.5mm, 1.69 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Berk 25; Traité –; SNG von Aulock –; SNG Lockett 2982 = Bement 1569; BMC –; Boston MFA –; McClean 8640; Rosen 667. Good VF, darkly toned. Excellent metal.


From the collection of the MoneyMuseum, Zurich. Ex Leu 77 (11 May 2000), lot 339.