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Weekly Auction 232251  –  22 - 23 December 2022

Heritage Auctions, Weekly Auction 232251

Ancient and World Coins

Part 1: Th, 22.12.2022, from 2:00 AM CET
Part 2: Fr, 23.12.2022, from 2:00 AM CET
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THRACIAN KINGDOM. Lysimachus (305-281 BC). AR tetradrachm (31mm, 16.39 gm, 12h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 2/5. Early posthumous issue of Lysimachia, ca. 280-250 BC. Diademed head of deified Alexander III right, with horn of Ammon; dotted border / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ, Athena seated left, Nike in right hand crowning name, left arm resting on grounded shield decorated with gorgoneion head, transverse spear beyond with only the base showing; lion head left above MI monogram in outer left field, EP monogram in inner left field. Müller -. Thompson -. Cf. Roma Numismatics, E-Sale 58 (20 June 2019), lot 723 for another example with these same series marks.

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