Greek: LYDIAN KINGDOM. Alyattes or Walwet (ca. 610-546 BC). EL 1/12 stater or hemihecte (8mm, 1.16 gm). NGC Choice VF ...
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LYDIAN KINGDOM. Alyattes or Walwet (ca. 610-546 BC). EL 1/12 stater or hemihecte (8mm, 1.16 gm). NGC Choice VF 5/5 - 3/5, countermark. Lydo-Milesian standard, Sardes, uninscribed issues. Head of lion right, mouth open, mane bristling, radiate sun above eye / Incuse square punch with irregular interior surfaces. Weidauer 90. Traité I 47. SNG Kayhan 1015. Rosen 654. Lovely, warm silhouette tones.From The Cambridge Collection.
Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500.
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