One-third Stater of Lydia
Place made:Sardis, Lydia
Culture: Greek
Date: early 6th century B.C.
Medium: Electrum
Dimensions:
7/16 × 1/2 in. (1.1 × 1.2 cm)
Credit Line: Purchased with the W. C. Maverick Fund
Object number: 92.37.2
Provenance: sold by Classical Numismatic Group, Quarryville, to San Antonio Museum of Art, 1992
Label Text
Obverse: Lion’s head
Reverse: Two incuse squares
(J. Powers, 2008)
Reverse: Two incuse squares
(J. Powers, 2008)
On view
In Collection(s)
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