422, Lot: 253. Estimate $500. Sold for $700. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Hemistater (15mm, 5.34 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two square punches. Berk 23; SNG Ashmolean 763 and 767–8 (Persian Period). Good VF, toned. Excellent metal.