Greek Silver & Bronze
Lot 3481 Greek Silver & Bronze
Estimate $700
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SOLD $500
THRACE, Kingdom of, Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.46 grams), Kios mint, issued after 281 B.C., obv. head of Alexander to right, with diadem and horn of Ammon, rev. Athena enthroned to left, supporting Nike, spear behind, club to far left, K in circle to left, bow in case and A**G* monogram in exergue, to right **BASILEWS*, to left **LUSIMAXOU*, (cf.S.6814, cf.Muller 413-9, Thompson -, cf.SNG Berry 450-1). Very fine and very rare, the symbols apparently unpublished.
Ex. Christie's, Spink America, auction sale June 3, 1997 (lot 485 part) and probably from a hoard found in the Middle East.
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