KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Walwetes (Alyattes) III – Kroisos. Late 7th-early 6th centuries BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (14mm, 4.70 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Good VF.

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Lot: 149. Estimated: $ 1 000

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KINGS of LYDIA. temp. Walwetes (Alyattes) III – Kroisos. Late 7th-early 6th centuries BC. EL Trite – Third Stater (14mm, 4.70 g). Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Head of roaring lion right, “sun” with multiple rays on forehead / Two incuse squares. Weidauer Group XVI, 86–7; Kurth G24–5; cf. SNG Ashmolean 749–53. Minor edge splits, truck with worn obverse die, a few minor marks on obverse. Good VF.


Closing Date and Time: 18 March 2026 at 10:49:20 ET.

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