KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Walwetes (Alyattes) III – Kroisos. Late 7th-early 6th centuries BC. Fourrée Trite – Third Stater (13mm, 3.78 g). Copying Sardes mint issue struck on the Lydo-Milesian standard. Good Fine.

Electronic Auction 603
Lot: 241. Estimated: $ 300

Greek, Electrum

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KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Walwetes (Alyattes) III – Kroisos. Late 7th-early 6th centuries BC. Fourrée Trite – Third Stater (13mm, 3.78 g). Copying Sardes mint issue struck on the Lydo-Milesian standard. Head of roaring lion right; “sun” with multiple rays on forehead / Two incuse squares. For prototype: cf. Weidauer Group XVI, 89; cf. Kurth G26; cf. SNG Ashmolean 749–51. Deposits, light scratches, bankers’ marks around edge, breaks in plating that expose core. Good Fine.


Closing Date and Time: 4 February 2026 at 11:20:00 ET.

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