LYDIAN KINGDOM. Croesus or later (ca. after 561 BC). AR half-stater or siglos

Description

LYDIAN KINGDOM. Croesus or later (ca. after 561 BC). AR half-stater or siglos (15mm, 5.25 gm). NGC VG 5/5 – 4/5. Sardes mint. Confronted foreparts of lion facing right and bull facing left, each with outstretched forelegs / Two square punches side by side, irregular interior surfaces. SNG Kayhan 1025. SNG von Aulock 2877. Berk, 100 Greatest Ancient Coins, 9.23.