Ancient Gold Coins - Greek
Lot 3368 SESSION 11 (9.30am Thursday 23 July) Ancient Gold Coins - Greek
Estimate $3,000
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SOLD $2,800
THRACE, Kingdom of, Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), gold stater, (8.198 grams), Istrus mint, posthumous issue c.88-86 B.C., obv. diademed head of Alexander the Great to right, wearing horn of Ammon, rev. Athena enthroned to left, holding Nike and resting left arm on shield, transverse spear resting against right side to right, to right **BASILEWS, to left **LUSIMACOU, **DI below arm, **IS on throne, trident below in exergue, (cf.S.6813, M.285, SNG Cop.1094). Better than usual style, extremely fine and virtually as struck.
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Estimate $3,000
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