THRACIAN KINGDOM. Lysimachus (305-281 BC). AR tetradrachm (32mm, 17.18 gm, 12h). NGC XF 5/5 - 4/5. Lifetime issue of Amphipolis, 288/7-282/1 BC. Diademed head of deified Alexander III right, with horn of Ammon; dotted border / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ, Athena enthroned left, Nike crowning royal name in outstretched right hand, resting left arm on shield decorated with gorgoneion head boss, transverse spear beyond; upright caduceus in inner left field, bee seen from above in outer right field. Thompson 190. Müller 112 (Aenus). The graceful portrait style of the conqueror is enhanced by flashy fields and peach toning in the recesses.

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