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Auction 61309  –  13 February 2023

Heritage Auctions, Auction 61309

Collection of Ancient and Medieval Coinage

Mo, 13.02.2023, from 2:00 AM CET
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THRACIAN KINGDOM. Lysimachus (305-281 BC). AV stater (19mm, 8.47 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 3/5, brushed. Lifetime issue of uncertain Black Sea area mint, ca. 285 BC. Diademed head of deified Alexander III right, with horn of Ammon / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ, Athena enthroned left, Nike in extended right hand crowning name, resting left elbow on grounded shield decorated with lion head boss, transverse spear beyond; AΞN monogram in inner left field. Thompson -. Müller -. Apparently unlisted and no examples readily found in sales archives. Incredible style and solidly struck from fresh dies. From A Professor's Collection of Ancient and Medieval Coinage. Ex Davissons, Auction 6 (29 February 1996), lot 1 HID09801242017 © 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved

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