Croesus AR stater obverse
Croesus 561-546 BC
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
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