LYDIAN KINGDOM. Alyattes or Walwet (ca. 610-546 BC). EL third-stater or trite (12mm, 4.72 gm). NGC XF 4/5 - 4/5, flan flaws. 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. Well centered strike showing the full ferocious maw, on honey toned flan. HID09801242017 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Price realized | 2'400 USD |
Starting price | 1'000 USD |
Estimate | 2'000 USD |