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Auction 3102  –  2 - 4 November 2022

Heritage Auctions, Auction 3102

Ancient and World Coins

Part 1: We, 02.11.2022, from 6:00 PM CET
Part 2: We, 02.11.2022, from 11:00 PM CET
Part 3: Th, 03.11.2022, from 4:00 PM CET
Part 4: Th, 03.11.2022, from 10:00 PM CET
Part 5: Fr, 04.11.2022, from 4:00 PM CET
Part 6: Fr, 04.11.2022, from 10:00 PM CET
The auction is closed.

Description

LYDIAN KINGDOM. Walwet (ca. 620-560 BC). EL third-stater or trite (13mm, 4.67 gm). NGC VF 5/5 - 3/5. Lydo-Milesian standard, Sardes (?) mint. WALWET (Lydian), legend between confronted lion heads, the left fully on the flan / Two incuse square punches of unequal size, side by side, with irregular interior surfaces. Linzalone 1079. Weidauer 94. Le Rider, La naissance de la monnaie, pp. 49-57. Nice example of the popular early inscribed coinage.

HID09801242017

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Price realized 1'600 USD
Starting price 1'000 USD
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