KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Walwetes (Alyattes) III – Kroisos. Late 7th-early 6th centuries BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7.5mm). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. NGC VF, countermarks.

Triton XXIX – Session 5
Lot: 5255. Estimated: $ 300

Greek, Electrum

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KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Walwetes (Alyattes) III – Kroisos. Late 7th-early 6th centuries BC. EL Hemihekte – Twelfth Stater (7.5mm). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, “sun” with no rays on forehead / Incuse square. Weidauer Group XVI, 90; Kurth G29–30; SNG Ashmolean 757. In NGC encapsulation 4882199-010, graded VF, countermarks.

Ex Heritage 231939 (26 September 2019), lot 64091.


Closing Date and Time: 21 January 2026 at 11:24:40 ET.



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