Lydian AR Silver Half-Stater Ch VF NGC (after 561 BC)
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- Lydia (Croesus or later) 561 BC AR Half-Stater/Siglos.
- NGC encapsulation authenticates and protects the Choice Very Fine condition of the coin.
- Strike: 5/5, Surface: 4/5.
- Obverse: Confronted foreparts of lion right, maw open and tongue protruding, and bull left.
- Reverse: Segmented rectangular incuse.
- The Greeks would often say to have great wealth is to be "as rich as Croesus" the King of Lydia whose great fortune was sacked in 546 BC by the Persian Army.
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Coinage is thought to have started in Lydia or Ionia (present day western Turkey) in the seventh century BC. In 546 BC Lydia was conquered by the Persians and Silver siglos of this type were struck from about 500 BC till the Persian Empire fell to Alexander the Great. These coins are difficult to come by and this example would only enhance any Collection.
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| Population
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| Grade | Very Fine |
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| Mint Mark | Not Shown |
| Strike | 5/5 |
| Surface | 4/5 |
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