Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 1821 Session 6 (9.30am Thursday) Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $1,800
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SOLD $2,000
THRACE, Kingdom of, Lysimachus, (323-281 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.125 grams), uncertain mint, possibly Pariun, issued just after 281 B.C., obv. head of Alexander to right, with diadem and horn of Ammon, within dotted border, rev. Athena enthroned to left, supporting Nike, **PA monogram in inner left field, to left **BASILEWS* to right **LUSIMAXOU*, (cf.S.6814, Thompson -, M.-, SNG Cop. -, McLean -, SNG Lockett -). Well centred and with a very high relief, a fine eye, a few minor surface marks on cheek, otherwise good very fine/nearly extremely fine and extremely rare, apparently unpublished.
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Lot 1819
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Lot 1820
THRACE, Kingdom of, Lysimachus, (323-281 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.050 grams), Parium mint, issued 297-281 B.C., ...
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Lot 1821 This lot
THRACE, Kingdom of, Lysimachus, (323-281 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (17.125 grams), uncertain mint, possibly Pariun, issued ...
Estimate $1,800
Lot 1822
THRACE, Kingdom of Lysimachus, (323-281 B.C.), silver drachm, (4.19 grams), Lysimachia mint, struck 299-296 B.C., ...
Estimate $400
Lot 1823
THRACE, Rhoemetalkes I and Augustus, (11 B.C.- A.D. 12), AE 19, (5.310 grams), obv. diademed ...
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