Object ID
2008.29.13
Object Name
Coin
Alternative Name
Lydia, Croesus Stater
Object Description
Obverse: Lion forepart left, Bull head right
Reverse: Double punch (two small incuse squares side by side); Test cut
Croeseid stater, a gold/silver hybrid coin developed by the Lydian King Croesus
Reverse: Double punch (two small incuse squares side by side); Test cut
Croeseid stater, a gold/silver hybrid coin developed by the Lydian King Croesus
Origin
Donated to the Cyprus Museum in NC by Jonathan H. Kagan on December 3, 1993
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Citation
Coin, National Hellenic Museum, https://collections.nationalhellenicmuseum.org/Detail/objects/8017. Accessed 04/27/24.