IONIA or LYDIA, Uncertain. Late 7th-6th centuries BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (14mm, 4.74 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Good VF.

Triton XXIX
Lot: 251. Estimated: $ 4 000

Greek, Electrum

Sold For $ 6 000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

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IONIA or LYDIA, Uncertain. Late 7th-6th centuries BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (14mm, 4.74 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Head of roaring lion left; traces of letters to left(?) / Two incuse squares. Linzalone 1079 (this coin); otherwise, unpublished in the standard references. Trace deposits, struck with worn obverse die. Good VF. Extremely rare.

Ex Heritage 3054 (7 April 2017), lot 30108 (as Walwet, king of Lydia).


The final winners of all Triton XXIX lots will be determined at the live public sale that will be held on 13-14 January 2026.

Triton XXIX – Session One – Lot 1-301 will be held Tuesday morning, 13 January 2026 beginning at 9:00 AM ET.

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