THRACIAN KINGDOM. Lysimachus (305-281 BC). AR tetradrachm (29mm, 16.81 gm, 12h). NGC AU 5/5 - 2/5, Fine Style. Lampsacus, ca. 297-281 BC. Diademed head of deified Alexander III right, with horn of Ammon / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ, Athena enthroned left, Nike in outstretched right hand crowning name, resting left arm on grounded shield decorated with lion head boss, transverse spear beyond; herm left in outer left field, METΓ monogram in inner left field. Thompson 55. Müller 89. The remarkably Fine Style details are enhanced by the tight amber toning around the reverse devices, and the lovely cerulean and lavender gradient of the fields.

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