Unusually High Number of Bankers' Marks

289, Lot: 126. Estimate $200. Sold for $575. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of LYDIA. Alyattes. Circa 610-560 BC. EL Hemihekte – 1/12 Stater (7mm, 1.12 g). Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, with knob on forehead / Incuse square punch. Weidauer 90; Rosen 654; SNG Kayhan 1015. Countermarks VF, host coin Fine. At least 15 or 16 bankers' marks. Rare as such.