THRACIAN KINGDOM. Lysimachus (305-281 BC). AR tetradrachm (31mm, 16.59 gm, 11h). NGC Choice AU 4/5 - 4/5, die shift. Colophon or Pergamon, ca. 305-281 BC. Diademed head of deified Alexander III right, with horn of Ammon; dotted border / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ, Athena seated left, Nike in right hand crowning royal name, left arm resting on grounded shield decorated with gorgoneion head boss, transverse spear beyond; crescent left in outer left field, pentagram above M in inner left field. Thompson -. Cf. Müller 92 (no crescent). Ex Aequitas Classical Arts, private sale (December 1989)
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Price realized | 3'500 USD |
Starting price | 500 USD |
Estimate | 1'000 USD |