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Ancient Coinage of Lydia

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SGI_5040Lydia, Sardes AE22. ca 200-235 AD. MHN ACKENOC, bust of Mên Askenos right, wearing Phrygian cap, crescent moon in background / CAPDIANWN B. NEWKORWN around, EPMOC in exergue, river god Hermos reclining left, holding reed & cornucopiae. SNG Cop 511. TextImage
Sear #3398Kingdom of Lydia, EL Third Stater or Trite. Before Croesus, 650-561 BC. Lion's head right, globule on forehead / oblong incuse punch.
( 5 entries)
Sear #3401Alyattes, Kingdom of Lydia, c. 600 BC, EL 1/6 stater (hecte). c 600 BC, Lion head left, Lydian retrograde legend FALFEI above / Incuse punch. Weid. 100, BMC 16.
( 2 entries)
Sear #3402Kingdom of Lydia, uncertain king, EL 12th-stater or Hemihekte (~1.18g). Before 561 BC. Head of roaring lion right / Incuse punch with irregular lines.
( 4 entries)
Sear #3404Sardes (?), Lydia, EL 1/48th Stater. 650-561 BC, Lion head right / Incuse punch. BMC 24. TextImage
Sear #3408Lydia, Sardes(?) EL 1/48th Stater. ca 625 BC. Lion’s head right / Square punch. Rosen 27cf. TextImage
Sear #3411Kings of Lydia, time of Kroisos, AV Stater. Sardes mint, ca 561-546 BC, heavy series. Confronted foreparts of lion & bull / two square incuse punches of unequal size. BMC 30, SNGCop 454. TextImage
Sear #3419Kingdom of Lydia, Kroisos AR Stater. 560-546 BC. Confronted heads of lion & bull / double incuse punch. BMC 37.
( 3 entries)
Sear #3420Kingdom of Lydia, Croesus, c 560-546 BC, AR 1/2 stater. Types continued under the Persians, Sardes Mint, Confronting heads of lion & bull / Oblong incuse punch. SNG VA 2875.
( 4 entries)
Sear #3421Kingdom of Lydia, Croesus, c 560-546 BC, AR 1/3 Stater. Sardes Mint, Confronting heads of lion and bull / Oblong incuse punch.
( 5 entries)
Sear #3422Kingdom of Lydia, Croesus, c560-546 BC, AR 1/12 stater. Sardes Mint, Confronting heads of lion and bull / Incuse punch. BMC 53. TextObvRev
Sear #3425PERSIA. Achaemenid Empire. Time of Darios I-Xerxes II. Circa 485-420 BC. AV Daric (8.43 gm). Persian king or hero in kneeling-running stance right, holding spear and bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type III. TextImage
Sear #3427Lydia, Under the Persians, AR siglos. Great King kneeling with bow / Incuse.
( 2 entries)
Sear #4678Lydi AR Siglis. Persian Imperial Coinage, circa 486-330 BC. Bearded archer (the Great King) running right, holding bow & spear / oblong punch.
( 6 entries)
Sear #4679Achaemenid Empire AV Daric. Time of Darius I & Xerxes I, ca 485-420 BC. Persian royal hero in kneeling-running pose right, holding spear & bow / irregular incuse punch. Carradice Type IIIb, BMC 26. TextImage
Sear #4680Kingdom of Persia, AR siglos. c400 BC, King advancing right, bearing dagger and bow / Incuse punch.
( 2 entries)
Sear #4682Kingdom of Lydia, under Persian Rule, Artaxerxes I to Darius III, c450 BC AR Siglos, Sardeis Mint. Bearded king kneeling right holding bow & spear / Oblong punch.
( 4 entries)
Sear #4683Kingdom of Persia, AR Siglos. 375-340 BC. King advancing right, bearing dagger & bow / Incuse punch. Carradice Type IV.
( 13 entries)
See also: Perseus Project database, coins of Lydia
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Entry for Lydia on the Digital Historia Numorum
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