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18 May 2010
Widder Hotel, Zürich
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Estimate: 3000 CHF
Hammer Price:  3000 CHF
Lot 42

KINGS OF THRACE. Lysimachos, 305-281 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 16.97 g, 12 h), Pergamon, struck 287/6/282/1 BC. Diademed head of Alexander the Great to right with horn of Ammon over his ear; below neck, Κ. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ Athena seated to left on throne, leaning her left elbow on her shield and holding Nike, crowning the king’s name, in her right; behind, transverse spear with point below left; outer left, herm; inner left, cult image; in exergue, monogram of ΩΞ. Arnold-Biucchi, Pergamene, 40 var. Thompson 220 var. An unpublished variant with herm and cult image (the cult image is normally paired with a crescent). Lightly toned and of excellent style. About extremely fine.

From the Patrick H. C. Tan Collection, ex Classical Numismatic Group 75, 23 May 2007, 113 and Triton VII, 13 January 2004, 174.

Online bidding closes: 18 May 2010, 09:00:00 CEST Current Date & Time: 28 Mar 2024, 20:36:30 CET Remaining Time: Closed Hammer Price:3000 CHF

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