LYDIAN KINGDOM. Croesus (561-546 BC). AV sixth-stater or hecte (9mm, 1.77 gm). NGC Choice VF 3/5 - 3/5. Sardes, heavy standard, ca. 561-550 BC. Confronted foreparts of lion right and bull left, both with outstretched foreleg / Two incuse square punches of unequal size, side-by-side, with irregular interior surfaces. Walburg Group III. Berk 7. Babylon Traité I 400. Very rare in the heavy series. Ex Heritage Auction, 3049 Long Beach (8 September 2016), lot 30152

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