SH71650. Silver 1/3 stater, Berk 24; Traité I 412; SNG Kayhan -; SNGvA -; SNG Cop -; Boston MFA 2071, VF, toned, bumps and marks, some corrosion, Sardes (Sart, Turkey) mint, weight 3.421g, maximum diameter 13.6mm, c. 561 - 546 B.C.; obverse on the left, forepart of a roaring lion right, confronting, on the right, the forepart of a bull left; reverse two incuse square punches, side by side;
an early example with the two animals on obverse clearly struck one punch at a time;
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