Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
Lot number: 12 Price realized: 1,700 CHF (Approx. 1,932 USD / 1,795 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, 17.19 g, 6 h), Pella, circa 286/5-282/1. Diademed head of Alexander the Great to right with horn of Ammon over his ear. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ 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 ΔΡΩ; in exergue, K. Müller 473 . Thompson 252. Sharply struck in high relief and nicely toned. Minor marks, otherwise, good extremely fine. From the James Knox Collection of Biblical related coins, ex Hirsch 309, 7 May 2015, 75 and Hirsch 300, 24 September 2014, 81. Starting price: 500 CHF |