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Auction 15  22 Oct 2017
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Lot 48

Estimate: 6500 CHF
Price realized: 10 000 CHF
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Kings of Thrace. Lysimachos, 305-281 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 31 mm, 17.11 g, 1 h), Lampsakos, 297/6-282/1. Diademed head of Alexander the Great to right with horn of Ammon over his ear. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ Athena seated to left on throne, leaning her left elbow on her shield and holding Nike, crowning the king's name, in her right; behind, transverse spear with point below left; outer left, herm; in inner left field, monogram of ΔΞ. Thompson 50. A splendid piece, struck on a broad flan, very attractively toned and of the finest style. Extremely fine.

From the Molard Collection, Switzerland, ex Triton XI, 8 January 2008, 98.

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