CNG 108, Lot: 226. Estimate $1000. Sold for $8500. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AV Sixth Stater (9mm, 1.33 g). Light standard. Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares of unequal size. Walburg Group IV; Berk 8; Traité I 406 = de Luynes 2801; BMC –; Boston MFA –. Near EF, lustrous.