Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 3179 Session 11 (9.30am Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $2,600
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SOLD $2,200
THRACE, Kingdom of, Lysimachus, (323-281 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.993 grams), uncertain 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, - below head, rev. Athena enthroned to left, supporting Nike, shield at side with Medusa head in centre, **X* in exergue, to left **BASILEWS* to right **LUSIMAXOU*, (cf.S.6814, Thompson -, M.515, SNG Cop. -, Armenak Hoard - [ANS MN 31], Meydancikkale -). Minor porosity to left of head on the obverse, with a very high relief, of superb style, nearly extremely fine and extremely rare, a type only recorded by Muller.
This issue is very close in style to the beautiful issues from the Pergamon mint struck by the artist who simply signed his coinage 'K'. This die is perhaps the work of that same artist.
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Estimate $2,600
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