Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
Lot number: 13 Price realized: 600 CHF (Approx. 682 USD / 633 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on |
Lot description: KINGS OF THRACE. Lysimachos, 305-281 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 28 mm, 17.17 g, 12 h), posthumous issue, Byzantion (?), circa 260s. Diademed head of Alexander the Great to right with horn of Ammon over his ear. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟY Athena seated left, holding Nike, crowning the king's name, in her right hand and leaning with her left arm on shield decorated with lion's head; behind, transverse spear; in inner left field, monogram of MIO; on throne, monogram of AP. Marinescu, Issue 2 (O2/R3). Müller -. Thompson - . Fresh and with a powerful portrait. Some light pitting, otherwise, extremely fine. From the James Knox Collection of Biblical related coins, privately acquired from Calgary Coin Gallery on 25 February 2016. Starting price: 250 CHF |