Croesus Gold Stater (Lydia)
- Maker
- Kingdom of Lydia, King Croesus
- Year
- c.561-546 BC
- Rank
- 69 of 100
Croesus Gold Stater (Lydia)
Croesus Gold Stater (Lydia) by Kingdom of Lydia, King Croesus (c.561-546 BC) is ranked 69 in the FLOAT 100 for Coins. It sold for $96,000 on 8 January 2024. Among the first true gold coins in history — struck under the proverbially wealthy King Croesus; a foundational world rarity.
What is it, and why is it in the FLOAT 100?
Among the first true gold coins in history — struck under the proverbially wealthy King Croesus; a foundational world rarity.
AV gold stater, heavy series, confronted lion and bull foreparts, NGC Ancients MS★ 5/5 5/5
What is the best-sourced number for it?
- Figure
- $96,000
- Kind
- Realized at auction
- Date
- 8 January 2024
Heritage Auctions, NYINC World & Ancient Coins, Jan 8 2024 (lot 31029). Lydia, Croesus heavy-series gold stater, NGC Ancients MS★ (5/5 strike, 5/5 surface), realized $96,000.
This is a realized sale. Somebody paid it. Source.
How this is made
- The figure
- One reference price, taken from a named public source and shown with its own kind. FLOAT does not average it with anything or adjust it for time.
- Realized or not
- A realized price is a completed sale. A market asking price and a price-guide value are not sales, and are labeled as such wherever they appear.
- Why no grade ladder
- Most FLOAT 100 entries are individual objects. There is one of this, so there is no population and no spread across grades to show.
- Archive
- 2026-08-08