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THRACIAN KINGDOM. Scostocus (ca. 290/280 BC or 260-245 BC). AR tetradrachm (28mm, 17.01 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 4/5. Kabyle, in the name and types of Lysimachus of Thrace. Diademed head of Alexander the Great right, with horn of Ammon / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ, Athena enthroned left, left elbow on shield, Nike in right hand, transverse spear behind; globe on pillar in inner left field. Fischer-Bossert, RBN 151 (2005), 20 (same dies). Rare! Struck in high relief and beautifully toned.
This Lysimachus-type tetradrachm is die-linked to a series of coins struck with the name of Scostocus, an otherwise unknown Thracian dynast of the mid-third century BC. After the long, tumultuous reign of the Macedonian Lysimachus, Thrace reverted to the rule of dynasts from the powerful Odrysian tribe, who maintained a hold on the region until it became a Roman client kingdom in the 1st century BC.
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HID02906262019
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Estimate: 1500-2000 USD
THRACIAN KINGDOM. Scostocus (ca. 290/280 BC or 260-245 BC). AR tetradrachm (28mm, 17.01 gm, 12h). NGC Choice AU★ 5/5 - 4/5. Kabyle, in the name and types of Lysimachus of Thrace. Diademed head of Alexander the Great right, with horn of Ammon / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ, Athena enthroned left, left elbow on shield, Nike in right hand, transverse spear behind; globe on pillar in inner left field. Fischer-Bossert, RBN 151 (2005), 20 (same dies). Rare! Struck in high relief and beautifully toned.
This Lysimachus-type tetradrachm is die-linked to a series of coins struck with the name of Scostocus, an otherwise unknown Thracian dynast of the mid-third century BC. After the long, tumultuous reign of the Macedonian Lysimachus, Thrace reverted to the rule of dynasts from the powerful Odrysian tribe, who maintained a hold on the region until it became a Roman client kingdom in the 1st century BC.
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-thracian-kingdom-scostocus-ca-290-280-bc-or-260-245-bc-ar-tetradrachm-28mm-1701-gm-12h-ngc-choice/a/3076-30062.s?type=CoinArchives3076
HID02906262019
© 2019 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 1500-2000 USD