LYDIA. Saitta. Pseudo-autonomous issue. 1/3 Assarion (Bronze, 14 mm, 1.80 g, 6 h), early to mid 3rd century AD. Head of Herakles to right, with lion's skin draped around neck and club over his left shoulder. Rev. CAIT Lion walking left. BMC -. SNG Copenhagen 402 (same dies). SNG Leypold 1146 (same dies). SNG München -. SNG von Aulock -. Minor areas of weakness, otherwise, good very fine.


The fact that lot 448 and 449 in this sale were struck from the same obverse die and lot 449 and 450 from the reverse die shows that the three coins were all part of the same emission.