Sardis Carradice 1987 Croeseid A heavy, Gold, struck at Sardes, 560–546 BC. Obverse: forepart of lion, roaring facing a bull forepart. Reverse: irregular incuse square(s). Weight about 10.7 g, diameter 20.0 mm.
| mint | Sardes | weight | 10.70g (2) |
| ruler | — | diameter | ⌀20.0 (1) |
| denomination | — | axis | ↕ (0) |
| material | Gold | technique | — |
| country | Greece | dataset | IRIS — Greek coinage (greekcoinage.org) |
obverse
Forepart of lion, roaring facing a bull forepart
reverse
Irregular incuse square(s)
specimens (6)
British Museum
10.64g
⌀20.0
CHANGE (Oxford)
BnF (IRIS)
BnF (IRIS)
National Museum of Denmark
10.76g
BnF (IRIS)
Cite this coin
Sardis Carradice 1987 Croeseid A heavy (sardes_carradice_1987_croeseid_a_heavy_au), 560–546 BC. Corpus Apertum Nummorum Orbis Antiqui (CANOA). https://canoanumis.org/coins/sardis-carradice-1987-croeseid-a-heavy-2/ (accessed: 2026-09-12). Full citation guidance: How to cite CANOA