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Greek, Kingdom of Lydia, Croesus, fourree 1/6 stater c. 560-546 BC, lion & bull/incuse

Greek, Kingdom of Lydia, Croesus, fourree 1/6 stater c. 560-546 BC, lion & bull/incuse

£240.00 GBP
£240.00 GBP
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Greek, Kingdom of Lydia, Croesus, fourree 1/6 stater c. 560-546 BC, confronting foreparts of lion & bull/incuse punches. 10 mm, 1.60 g. 


Irregular coins such as this example show that coin forgery is just as old as coinage ! It is a rather deceptive forgery, being of the correct weight but too thick.  

VF, bright metal, minor breaks in the plating. Very rare. 

cf. SNG Ashmoleum 773 (prototype)
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