LYDIAN KINGDOM. Croesus (561-546 BC). AV stater (18mm, 10.68 gm). NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 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. Berk "100 Greatest Ancient Coins", 9.2. BMC Lydia 30. Boston MFA 2068. Gulbenkian 756. Well-centered on broad flan with satiny surfaces.

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