Leu Numismatik AG > Web Auction 28 | Auction date: 9 December 2023 |
Lot number: 759 Price realized: 1,222 CHF (Approx. 1,389 USD / 1,290 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, 30 mm, 17.04 g, 5 h), Amphipolis, 288/7-282/1. 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; in inner left field, K. Müller 536 var. (monogram to outer right). Thompson 210 var. (monogram to outer right). Beautifully toned and with a spectacular portrait. A few marks, otherwise, nearly extremely fine. From an American collection, ex Leu Web Auction 19, 26-28 February 2022, 224 and previously from a European collection formed before 2005. Starting price: 250 CHF |