Biblical & Jewish Coins
Lot 1778 Session 6 (9.30am Thursday) Biblical & Jewish Coins
Estimate $2,300
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THRACE, Kingdom of, Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.966 grams), Lysimachia mint issued about 281 B.C., obv. head of Alexander to right, with diadem and horn of Ammon, rev. Athena enthroned to left, supporting Nike, spear behind, lion head inner left to left, monogram of **PAR* and ANT in exergue, to right **BASILEWS*, to left **LUSIMAXOU*, (cf.S.6814, Muller 49, Thompson -, SNG's -). Nearly extremely fine and extremely rare, the symbols combined apparently unpublished.
A coin with very good style bust for Alexander with a fine eye piercing forwards and upwards.
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Lot 1776
THRACE, Kingdom of, Lysimachus, (323-281 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.272 grams), Ainos mint, issued c. 280 ...
Estimate $4,000
Lot 1777
THRACE, Kingdom of, Lysimachus, (323-281 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.182 grams), Lampsacus mint, issued 297/6-282/1 B.C., ...
Estimate $2,500
Lot 1778 This lot
THRACE, Kingdom of, Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.966 grams), Lysimachia mint issued about 281 ...
Estimate $2,300
Lot 1779
THRACE, Kingdom of, Lysimachus, (323-281 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.310 grams), Amphipolis mint, issued 288/7-282/1 B.C., ...
Estimate $2,000
Lot 1780
THRACE, Kingdom of, Lysimachus, (323-281 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.966 grams), Lampsacus mint, issued c.297/6-282/1 B.C., ...
Estimate $1,500