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Triton XXIV 19-20 Jan 2021
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KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (30.5mm, 16.80 g, 12h). Lampsakos mint. Struck circa 297/6-282/1 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ, Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; herm to outer left, monogram to inner left. Thompson 58 var. (monogram); Müller 90 var. (same); HGC 3, 1750b; SNG BN 2551 var. (same). Toned, a few light marks, a hint of porosity and light scuff on obverse. EF. Well centered. Great style and a rare variety.
The mint city of Lampsakos on the northwestern coast of Asia Minor possessed at least one die engraver of singular talent, whose dramatic depiction of the deified Alexander the Great is regarded as one of the finest examples of Hellenistic portraiture. The up-tilted gaze in particular would prove highly influential well into the Roman period. This and the following lot share the same superb obverse die.
The mint city of Lampsakos on the northwestern coast of Asia Minor possessed at least one die engraver of singular talent, whose dramatic depiction of the deified Alexander the Great is regarded as one of the finest examples of Hellenistic portraiture. The up-tilted gaze in particular would prove highly influential well into the Roman period. This and the following lot share the same superb obverse die.