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Auction 3076  –  5 - 7 September 2019

Heritage Auctions, Auction 3076

Ancient and World Coins

Part 1: Th, 05.09.2019, from 10:00 PM CEST
Part 2: Fr, 06.09.2019, from 3:00 AM CEST
Part 3: Fr, 06.09.2019, from 10:00 PM CEST
Part 4: Sa, 07.09.2019, from 3:00 AM CEST
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Description

THRACIAN KINGDOM. Scostocus (ca. 290/280 BC or 260-245 BC). AR tetradrachm (28mm, 17.01 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU S 5/5 - 4/5. Kabyle, in the name and types of Lysimachus of Thrace. Diademed head of Alexander the Great right, with horn of Ammon / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ, Athena enthroned left, left elbow on shield, Nike in right hand, transverse spear behind; globe on pillar in inner left field. Fischer-Bossert, RBN 151 (2005), 20 (same dies). Rare! Struck in high relief and beautifully toned. This Lysimachus-type tetradrachm is die-linked to a series of coins struck with the name of Scostocus, an otherwise unknown Thracian dynast of the mid-third century BC. After the long, tumultuous reign of the Macedonian Lysimachus, Thrace reverted to the rule of dynasts from the powerful Odrysian tribe, who maintained a hold on the region until it became a Roman client kingdom in the 1st century BC.

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Price realized 1'400 USD
Starting price 750 USD
Estimate 1'500 USD
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