Ancient Gold Coins - Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4091 SESSION 19 (2.30PM FRIDAY 12TH APRIL) Ancient Gold Coins - Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $1,200
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SOLD $950
THRACE, kings of, Lysimachos. (305-281 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.85 g), Lampsakos Mint, struck 297/6-282/1 B.C., obv. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon, rev. Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, spear behind, to inner left, monogram above star, to right **BASILEWS*, to left **LUSIMAXOU*, (S.6814, Thompson 61, M.-, HGC 3.2 1750b). Good very fine, well centred, two minor edge cuts, lightly toned and very rare.
Ex Ponterio & Associates, San Diego, Auction Sale 136, November 1, 2005 (lot 1731).
Only one coin in Coin Archives, same obverse die shared with similar reverse with crescent over instead of star.
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THRACE, kings of, Lysimachos. (305-281 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.85 g), Lampsakos Mint, struck 297/6-282/1 B.C., ...
Estimate $1,200
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Lot 4093
THRACE, Kingdom of, Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.85 g), uncertain Macedonian mint, issued about ...
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