| The Coin Cabinet Ltd. > Kallista Auction 1 | Auction date: 3 October 2024 |
| Lot number: 66 Price realized: 6,250 GBP (Approx. 8,281 USD / 7,504 EUR) Note: Prices do not include buyer's fees. | Show similar lots on CoinArchives Find similar lots in upcoming auctions on  |
| Lot description: ANCIENT GREECE. KINGDOM OF THRACE. Lysimachos. Gold Stater, circa 286-282 BC. Pella. Obv: diademed head of deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon. Rev: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAXOY, Athena Nikephoros seated left, resting arm on on shield, spear behind; monogram to inner left, C-like symbol on throne, K in exergue. Good Extremely Fine; a lustrous and well-detailed example with a long and storied provenance; previously graded NGC AU Strike: 5/5 Surface: 4/5 "edge bend" (#6158848-001), noting the Ars Classica 1926 provenance. Between 286-282 BC, when this stater was struck, Lysimachos, one of Alexander the Great's former generals and among the most inextinguishable of the Succesors, was at the absolute height of his power, ruling over a vast territory that included Thrace, Macedon, and parts of Asia Minor. In 286, he had successfully ousted Demetrius I 'Poliorketes' from Macedon, establishing himself as king of both Macedon and Thrace, thereby consolidating his authority across a significant portion of Alexander's former empire. However, his later years were marked by increasing internal strife, namely the murder of his son Agathokles (said to have been instigated by his second wife, Arsinoe II) which led to familial discord and unrest within his court. This turmoil greatly weakened his rule, and in 282, Lysimachos faced a decisive challenge from Seleucus I 'Nikator'. The growing tension between these powerful successors culminated in the Battle of Corupedium in 281, where Lysimachos was defeated and killed, ending his reign and marking the final chapter in the bloody power struggles of Alexander's generals. From the inventory of Agora Numismatiek; ex Classical Numismatic Group, Triton XXVI (10/01/2023), lot 96; ex Regierungsrat Dr. iur. Hans Krähenbühl Collection, Leu Numismatik AG, Auction 8 (23/10/2021), lot 41 (privately purchased from Bank Leu, 15 May 1973); ex Hess-Leu, Auction 45 (12/05/1970), lot 110; ex Hess-Leu, Auction 28 (05/05/1965), lot 132; ex Collection of a Foreign Amateur, Glendining (13/12/1963), lot 242; ex Ars Classica, Auction XIII (27/06/1926), lot 1261. Reference: Thompson-241; SNG Lockett-1247 var. (letter on throne); Jameson-2464 var. (same); Müller-; CNG Triton XVIII-lot 426 (same dies). Die Axis: 6h. Diameter: 18 mm. Weight: 8.52 g. Estimate: 7000 GBP |  |
