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LYDIAN KINGDOM. Alyattes or Walwet (ca. 610-561 BC). EL sixth-stater or hecte (10mm, 2.31 gm). NGC Choice Fine 4/5 - 4/5. Lydo-Milesian standard, Sardes(?). Confronting lion's heads, only the right visible (facing left); WALWET (Lydian) between / Two incuse square punches of unequal size, side by side, with irregular interior surfaces. Weidauer Group XVII, 103.

From The Merrill A. Gibson Collection of Ancient Coins. Ex Apollo Numismatics, private sale with old dealer's tag included.


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Auction Dates
September, 2025
21st Sunday
Internet/Mail Bids: 13
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Sold on Sep 21, 2025 for: $3,360.00
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