1/2 stater of Kingdom of Lydia with lion and bull, struck under Kroisos (Croesus)

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1/2 stater of Kingdom of Lydia with lion and bull, struck under Kroisos (Croesus)

Greek

Archaic Period

561–546 B.C.

Mint: Lydia (Kingdom), Sardis

Medium/Technique Silver

Dimensions Diameter: 16 mm. Weight: 5.32 gm.

Credit Line Henry Lillie Pierce Fund

Accession Number04.1165

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CollectionsAncient Greece and Rome

ClassificationsNumismatics – Coins

Catalogue Raisonné Brett, Greek Coins (MFA), no. 2076.

DescriptionObverse: Forepart of lion at left and of bull at right facing each other. The lion's mouth is open wide.
Reverse: Double incuse square, surface irregular.

ProvenanceBy date unknown: Canon Greenwell Collection; July 1902: acquired from Canon Greenwell Collection by Edward Perry Warren (Regling, Die Griechischen Münzen der Sammlung Warren, no. 1289); September 1904: purchased by MFA from Edward Perry Warren