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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;TIF, post: 1977092, member: 56859&quot;]Wonderful coin!&nbsp; I will be <strike>stealing</strike> paraphrasing and referencing your excellent writeup on my website <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I have what may be the next variety in the series, an early trite possibly issued under Alyattes.&nbsp; It also has the four-rayed sun instead of globular &quot;nose wart&quot;.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]351952[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><b>KINGS OF LYDIA, temp. Ardys - Alyattes</b></p><p><b>620-546 BC</b></p><p>EL trite.&nbsp; Sardes mint.</p><p>Obv:&nbsp; head of roaring lion right, sun with four rays on forehead</p><p>Rev:&nbsp; two incuse square punches</p><p>Ref:&nbsp; Weidauer Group XV, 64; BMC 2</p><p><br /></p><p>Until reading more about these Lydian electrum coins, I thought they were made from unrefined or minimally refined naturally-occurring electrum.&nbsp; Apparently that may not be the case, as the silver content is higher and gold lower than samples of electrum from around the area.</p><p><br /></p><p>You can see a streakiness in my coin where silver (or some white metal) and gold are not completely mixed.&nbsp; I wonder if this supports the theory that Lydians did alloy their electrum?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]351954[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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