| Croesus 561-546 BC |
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| AR stater 10.6154 gm, 20.6 mm |
| 550(?)-546 BC; early croeseid |
| 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 80, #2 and Page 94 #2. Plate X #2. Oxford: B.A.R. International series 343. 2. SNG von Aulock 2873 |
| Obverse |
| Forepart of a lion confronting forepart of a bull |
| Reverse |
| Rough incuse punches |