Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 3289 Session 11 (9.30am Friday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $2,500
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SOLD $2,200
THRACE, Kingdom of, Lysimachus, (323-281 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.872 grams), Lampsacus mint, issued c.297/6-282/1 B.C., obv. head of Alexander to right, (eye looking upwards), with diadem and horn of Ammon, within dotted border, rev. Athena enthroned to left, supporting Nike, shield at side with Medusa head in centre, **DX* monogram in inner left field, crescent in exergue, to left **BASILEWS* to right **LUSIMACOU*, (cf.S.6814, Thompson 49, M.399, Armenak Hoard 723 [ANS MN 31, p.78]). High relief, of finest style, minor test cut near ear, otherwise extremely fine and very scarce.
This issue is of the same fine style to the best and beautiful issues from the Pergamon mint struck by the artist who simply signed his coinage 'K'. It probably the work of that same artist.
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