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TROAN ISLANDS. Tenedos. Ca. 225-150 BC. AR tetradrachm (34mm, 16.97 gm, 11h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 3/5, brushed. Late posthumous issue in the name and types of Lysimachus of Thrace, ca. 200 BC. Diademed head of deified Alexander III right, with horn of Ammon; dotted border / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛΥΣΙΜΑXΟΥ, Athena enthroned left, throne with leonine leg, Nike in right hand crowning name, left arm resting on shield decorated with bearded male head (satyr?) boss, transverse spear beyond; herm left in outer left field, AI in inner left field, bipennis in exergue. Thompson -. Muller 94 var. (Sestus mint, A in left field). Struck on massive flan with deep toning and a light sheen of color. Very rare mint for Lysimachus. The sole example in sales archives.
From the Historical Scholar Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 57 (4 April 2001), lot 274
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Estimate: 1000-1500 USD
TROAN ISLANDS. Tenedos. Ca. 225-150 BC. AR tetradrachm (34mm, 16.97 gm, 11h). NGC Choice XF 5/5 - 3/5, brushed. Late posthumous issue in the name and types of Lysimachus of Thrace, ca. 200 BC. Diademed head of deified Alexander III right, with horn of Ammon; dotted border / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛΥΣΙΜΑXΟΥ, Athena enthroned left, throne with leonine leg, Nike in right hand crowning name, left arm resting on shield decorated with bearded male head (satyr?) boss, transverse spear beyond; herm left in outer left field, AI in inner left field, bipennis in exergue. Thompson -. Muller 94 var. (Sestus mint, A in left field). Struck on massive flan with deep toning and a light sheen of color. Very rare mint for Lysimachus. The sole example in sales archives.
From the Historical Scholar Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group, Mail Bid Sale 57 (4 April 2001), lot 274
https://coins.ha.com/itm/ancients/greek/ancients-troan-islands-tenedos-ca-225-150-bc-ar-tetradrachm-34mm-1697-gm-11h-ngc-choice-xf-5-5-3-5-brush/a/3101-32018.s?type=DA-DMC-CoinArchives-WorldCoins-3101-08252022
HID02906262019
© 2022 Heritage Auctions | All Rights Reserved
Estimate: 1000-1500 USD