| Lydia, Croesus 561 - 546 BC |
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| AV trite 2.6717 g, 11.6w x 8.0h mm |
| Sardes 550-546 BC; early croeseid |
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1. Carradice, Ian. 1987. The 'Regal' Coinage of the Persian Empire. In Coinage and Administration in the
Athenian and Persian Empires: The Ninth Oxford Symposium on Coinage and Monetary History, edited by Carradice, Ian.
Page 94 #7. Plate X #7. Oxford: B.A.R. International series 343. 2. Head, Barclay V. 1901. Catalogue of the Greek Coins of Lydia Page 6 #36. London: The Trustees of the British Museum. |
| Obverse |
| Forepart of a lion confronting forepart of a bull |
| Reverse |
| Rough incuse punches |