Note 682 — Chapter V · Lydia

F. Lenormant, Monn. royal. de la Lydie, p. 28, quotes two early electrum coins, one obv. striated, rev. three incuses, as found in the Plain of Sardis, the other, obv. four petals, rev. one incuse, as found at Nymphi, about 12 miles inland from Smyrna. An electrum third (67·6 grains) obv. lion’s head, rev. one incuse, Brit. Mus. Coins, Lydia, p. 2, no. 4, is said to have been found at Ala Shehr (Philadelphia), 30 miles S.E. of Sardis.