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DenominationTrite (Third Stater)
Country / EmpireLydia
Obverse DesignHead of roaring lion right, with a "sun" symbol on its forehead; Lydian script "WALWEL" downward on the right, read from outside-in, all on a plain background.
Reverse DesignTwo square incuse punches.
Historical Context
Among the earliest firmly attributed coinage of the Lydian kingdom, dating to the reign of King Alyattes. A small number of these coins are anepigraphic, but this one features Lydian script.
