LYDIAN KINGDOM. Alyattes or Walwet (ca. 610-546 BC). EL third-stater or trite (13mm, 4.73 gm). NGC XF 5/5 - 3/5, countermark. Lydo-Milesian standard, Sardes, uninscribed issues. Head of lion right, mouth open, mane bristling, radiate sun above eye / Two square punches of different size, side by side, with irregular interior surfaces. Linzalone 1090. Weidauer 86-89. Rosen 655-656. SNG von Aulock 2868. SNG Kayhan 1013. The subtle countermark on the edge of the coin does not detract from the brilliant surfaces of soft yellow and amber recess toning. HID09801242017 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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