SH96818. Silver siglos (half-stater), BMC Lydia p. 7, 45, pl. 1, 18; SNG Cop 456; SNG Kayhan 1024; SNG Ashmolean 762; SNGvA 2877; Rosen 663; SGCV II 3420, gF, scratches, polished, probably Sardes (Sart, Turkey) mint, weight 5.209g, maximum diameter 15.2mm, 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, pellet above lion's head; reverse two incuse square punches, of unequal size, side by side; from the CEB Collection; ex Numismatic Fine Arts mail bid sale (18 Dec 1987), lot 362;
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