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NYINC Signature Sale 3051 8-9 January 2017
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THRACIAN KINGDOM. Lysimachus (305-281 BC). AR tetradrachm (28mm, 17.12 gm, 12h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style Pella, 286/5-282/1 BC. Head of the deified Alexander the Great right, with horn of Ammon / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAXOY, Athena enthroned left, holding Nike and resting left elbow on shield propped against throne, monogram within wreath in inner left field. Cf. Thompson 246 (same obverse die, slightly different monogram). A magnificent specimen, struck in sound metal in extreme high relief from dies cut by a master engraver.
Estimate: 2200-2800 USD
THRACIAN KINGDOM. Lysimachus (305-281 BC). AR tetradrachm (28mm, 17.12 gm, 12h). NGC MS 5/5 - 4/5, Fine Style Pella, 286/5-282/1 BC. Head of the deified Alexander the Great right, with horn of Ammon / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAXOY, Athena enthroned left, holding Nike and resting left elbow on shield propped against throne, monogram within wreath in inner left field. Cf. Thompson 246 (same obverse die, slightly different monogram). A magnificent specimen, struck in sound metal in extreme high relief from dies cut by a master engraver.
Estimate: 2200-2800 USD