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Nomos 15

22 October 2017
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zürich
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Estimate: 8750 CHF
Hammer Price:  Unsold
Lot 166

KINGS OF LYDIA. Alyattes II, circa 610-560 BC. Trite (Electrum, 13 mm, 4.73 g), Lydo-Milesian standard, Sardes mint. WALWEL (in Lydian) Heads of two lions, with open jaws and staring eye, facing each other with an inscription between them; only the head facing to left is visible on this coin. Rev. Double incuse square. Weidauer Group XVII, 93-4. Rare. Struck from a rusty obverse die, but with an admirably clear and legible inscription. Very fine.

From an American collection.

Online bidding closes: 22 Oct 2017, 12:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 19 Apr 2024, 08:23:38 CEST Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:Unsold

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