Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 4485 Session 16 (9.30am Friday) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $400
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $800
THRACE, Kingdom of, Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.74 g), Byzantium mint, issued 190-110 B.C., obv. head of Alexander to right, with diadem and horn of Ammon, rev. Athena enthroned to left, supporting Nike, spear behind, on throne BY, to left in field monogram Z**W, to right **BASILEWS*, to left **LUSIMACOU*, trident in exergue, (cf.S.6814, Thompson -, Muller -). Attractive portrait, nearly extremely fine and excessively rare, apparently unpublished with this monogram.
Ex Decades Collection and Noble Numismatics Sale 56 (lot 1829) and previously from Glendining's London, auction sale December 14, 1993 (lot 102).
Estimate / sale price does not include buyer's premium (currently 22% including GST) which is added to hammer price. All bids are executed on the understanding that the Terms & Conditions of sale have been read and accepted. For information on grading and estimates please refer to the Buying at Auction advice.
Quick find
View a lot by number and sale.
Adjacent lots
Lot 4483
THRACE, Kingdom of, Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.10 g), Amphipolis mint, issued 288/7-281 B.C., ...
Estimate $1,500
Lot 4484
THRACE, Kingdom of, Lysimachos, (305-281 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.11 g), Pella mint, issued 286/5-282/1 B.C., ...
Estimate $1,800
Lot 4485 This lot
THRACE, Kingdom of, Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.74 g), Byzantium mint, issued 190-110 B.C., ...
Estimate $400
Lot 4486
THRACE, Kingdom of, Lysimachos, (305-281 B.C.), silver drachm (3.58 g), of the types of Alexander ...
Estimate $200
Lot 4487
SARMATIA, Olbia, (c.438-410 B.C.), AE cast, 70mm, Aes Leve (109.8 g), obv. Gorgoneion head facing, ...
Estimate $1,000