26 Centuries of Gold
610-546 BC Electrum Lydia third stater
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
ANCIENT - GREEK EMPIRES (6th CENT BC - 5th CENT AD) LYDIA c.610-546 BC |
| Item Description: |
EL Third-Stater Lydia rv bipartite incuse obv lion hd w/radiate sun |
| Full Grade: |
NGC Ch XF Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5 Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5 |
| Owner: |
deposito |
Owner Comments:
LYDIAN KINGDOM. Alyattes or Walwet (ca. 610-546 BC). EL third-stater or trite (13mm, 4.72 gm). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 4/5. Uninscribed, Lydo-Milesian standard. Sardes mint. Head of lion right, mouth open, mane bristling, radiate globule above eye / Two square punches of different size, side by side, with irregular interior surfaces.
Linzalone 1090. Weidauer 86. Boston 1764. SNG von Aulock 2868. SNG Kayhan 1013.
I previously paid about 25% more for a worse example of this coin, and so when this came up I had to try to get it. This one is much more yellow and smooth than the other example I have removed from this collection, which was similarly graded by NGC.