Heritage World Coin Auctions > NYINC Signature Sale 3113 | Auction date: 8 January 2024 |
Lot number: 31028 Price realized: 16,000 USD (Approx. 14,586 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: Ancients LYDIAN KINGDOM. Alyattes or Walwet (ca. 610-546 BC). EL third-stater or trite (13mm, 4.72 gm). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5. 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. Dramatic high grade example, one of seven examples to be designated as Mint State by NGC. Beyond that, this coin boasts great attention to the detail of the fur and luxurious eye-catching toning. From the Bob Klein History of Money Collection. Ex Heritage Auctions, Auction 3051 (9 January 2017), lot 34030. https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-lydian-kingdom-alyattes-or-walwet-ca-610-546-bc-el-third-stater-or-trite-13mm-472-gm-ngc-ms-5-5-/a/3113-31028.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3113-01082024 HID02906262019 © 2023 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved Estimate: 10000-15000 USD |