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KINGS OF THRACE. Agathokles, son of Lysimachos, circa 290s-283/2 BC. AE (Bronze, 13 mm, 2.26 g, 11 h), Adramyteion. Laureate head of Apollo to right. Rev. AΓAΘO Double-bodied owl standing facing. HGC 3 -. Terin Series 7, 8. Very rare. Very fine.
Tekin has recently reattributed the coins of 'Agathokleia' to Agathokles, the oldest son of Lysimachos, who was his father's right-hand man in the late 290s and 280s BC. Unfortunately for him, Lysimachos' second wife, Arsinoe, plotted against him and he was executed in 283/2 BC on charges of conspiracy against the old king. Agathokles' wife, Lysandra, a daughter of Ptolemy I, escaped the trial and fled to Seleukos, who marched against Lysimachos and killed him in the Battle of Korupedion in 281 BC - the decisive battle between the last of Alexander's surviving generals.
Tekin has recently reattributed the coins of 'Agathokleia' to Agathokles, the oldest son of Lysimachos, who was his father's right-hand man in the late 290s and 280s BC. Unfortunately for him, Lysimachos' second wife, Arsinoe, plotted against him and he was executed in 283/2 BC on charges of conspiracy against the old king. Agathokles' wife, Lysandra, a daughter of Ptolemy I, escaped the trial and fled to Seleukos, who marched against Lysimachos and killed him in the Battle of Korupedion in 281 BC - the decisive battle between the last of Alexander's surviving generals.