Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Lot 2065 SESSION 12 (9.30AM THURSDAY 27TH NOVEMEBER) Greek Silver & Bronze Coins
Estimate $500
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THRACE, Kings of, Lysimachos, (305-281 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.25 g), issued in the name and type of Alexander III of Macedon, Abydos Mint, struck c.299/8 - 297/6 BC. obv. head of Herakles right, wearing lion skin rev.^Zeus Aetophoros seated left, in left field, lion forepart^left above M, below throne, head of Griffin left, **BASILEWS* below, in right field **LUSIMACOU* (cf.S.6812, Thompson 68, Muller -, Price L20, HGC 3, 1751c). Lightly toned, good very fine or better and very rare.
Ex Anthony "Tony" Taylor Collection.^CNG Auction 440, lot 22. ^^This rare issue lists none in Pella and only one in Coin Archives (three other coins in Coin Archives attributed to Thompson 68 are actually an unpublished variety with a M-like monogram in left field). (per CNG)
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