Ancients
THRACIAN KINGDOM. Lysimachus (305-281 BC). AV stater (18mm, 8.50 gm, 11h). NGC Choice AU 5/5 - 4/5. Lifetime-early posthumous issue of uncertain mint, ca. 300-280 BC. Diademed head of deified Alexander III right, with horn of Ammon / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ, Athena enthroned left, Nike in outstretched right hand crowning name, resting left elbow on grounded shield decorated with floral motif within a thick border, transverse spear beyond; ΠA monogram in inner left field. Muller 487 var. (no M in field). Struck from finely detailed, high-relief dies a on bright, lustrous flan.
Ex Swiss Collection started in the 19th century; Gustav Philipsen, Copenhagen collection; J. Hirsch, Auction XXV (29 November 1909), lot 251
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Estimate: 15000-20000 USD