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Nomos 22

22 June 2021
Zunfthaus zur Saffran, Zurich

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Prototype heavy stater of Kroisos

Estimate: 25000 CHF
Hammer Price:  30000 CHF
Lot 184
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KINGS OF LYDIA. Kroisos, circa 564/53-550/39 BC. Stater (Gold, 16.5 mm, 10.72 g), Heavy standard, prototype issue, Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion, with "sun" on forehead, and bull . Rev. Two incuse squares. Berk 1. Konuk & Lorber fig. 25 = CH VIII, pl. I, Hoard 7, no. 40. McClean 8635. Ward 723. A very early prototype heavy stater, and very rare. A few marks, otherwise, very fine.

Acquired from Tradart and from the Sadijas Collection, M.-M. Bendenoun, “Thésaurus. Les monnaies de l’antiquité - splendeurs et témoignages,” Geneva, nd.(2007?), p. 134, 53 (this coin).

Online bidding closes: 22 Jun 2021, 10:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 28 Mar 2024, 13:04:34 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:30000 CHF

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