LYDIAN KINGDOM. Croesus (561-546 BC). AV third-stater or trite (11mm, 2.67 gm). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5, countermark. Sardes, 'light' standard, ca. 553-539 BC. Confronted foreparts of lion right and bull left, both with outstretched foreleg / Rectangular bipartite incuse punch with irregular interior surfaces. Berk 9.6. SNG von Aulock 8212. Countermark is on the edge of the coin, visible at 9h in the image of the reverse.

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