KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Third Stater (13mm, 3.45 g). Sardes mint.

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Lot: 296. Estimated: $ 400

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KINGS of LYDIA. Kroisos. Circa 564/53-550/39 BC. AR Third Stater (13mm, 3.45 g). Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion and bull / Two incuse squares. Kurth S5; Berk 24; SNG Ashmolean 772 (Persian period); H.J. Berk, “The coinage of Croesus: New types support traditional theories” in The Celator 4.10 (October 1990), p. 9, 15 (this coin). Toned, typical granular surfaces, minor scratch on obverse. VF.

From the Mercury Group Collection, purchased from Harlan J. Berk.


Closing Date and Time: 22 September 2021 at 11:38:20 ET.

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