Start of 2017 coins year with Lysimachus

A superb start for my 2017 coins year:


THRACIAN KINGDOM. Lysimachus (305-281 BC).
AV stater. Aenus, ca. 283-250 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing horn of Ammon / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAXOY, Athena seated left, resting arm on shield and holding Nike; caduceus in inner left field and monogram to outer right.

 

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I'd say it's a start. Very nice.

 

That must be a golden year 2017.

 

That's a stunning coin, absolutely gorgeous!

 

What a wonderful coin! And the image is super. I feel like I can reach out and touch it. Congratulations.

 

What a fantastic example of the type, Ivan! Crisp and clear. Nice work on the new background, too

 

Holy dang. That coin is amazing!

 

A beauty. Very nice!

 

Very very nice @I_v_a_n !

 

Wonderful coin!

 

I'd say so!

 

Wow, Ivan => the background is even more cool than TIF's (AJ's)



... well, it's certainly a contender anyway (great effort)

Oh, and the cool gold coin is a definite winna-winna!! (congrats)

 

Lysimachus, eh? ... again, that's an absolutely gorgeous OP-coin

Ummm, am I allowed to post my humble AE Lysimachos example?

=> I hope so, because here it comes ...

Thrace Lysimachos
323-281 BC
Athena & Lion Leaping

 

Ok, the Lysimachus coin posting has been broken. I have a couple to follow @stevex6 's lead:


Thrace - Lysimachos 305-281 BCE AE20 Sysimachia mint 4.64g 19.5mm Athena - Lion SNG Cop 1153 Muller 76



Kingdom of Thrace
Lysimachos, 305 - 281 B.C., Portrait of Alexander the Great
This coin was previously attributed as Thompson 166, but that type has a bee under Athena's arm and a similar, but not identical, monogram in the exergue. We were unable to find another example of this type.
GS77555. Silver tetradrachm, Apparently unpublished; Müller -, Thompson -, SNG Cop -, SNG Tübingen -, Armenak Hoard -, VF, high-relief unusual style portrait, toned, tiny flan crack, light marks, Ephesus(?) mint, weight14.309g, maximum diameter 28.7mm, die axis 180o, c. 294 - 281 B.C.; obverse diademed head of Alexander the Great wearing the horn of Ammon; reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ (king) ΛYΣIMAXOY (Lysimachos), Athena enthroned left resting arm on shield, transverse spear resting against right side, Athena holds Nike crowning name with wreath, ΣΠE(?) monogram under her hand; ex Roma Numismatics e-auction 5 (23 Feb 2014), lot 353; extremelyrare



Thrace Lysimachus AE 14 306 BC Apollo forepart of Lion



Thrace - Lysimachos 305-281 BCE AE14 Lysimacheia mint 2-7g Young Mail Helmeted - Forepart Lion SNG Cop 1159 var
Ex: Snatched from @John Anthony 's PAWS!

 

The OP coin is stunning!

 

Wow! That is not a start, its a GIANT LEAP!

 

A fantastic start to your year indeed! Congratulations!

 

Outstanding coin and a great photo.

 

Thank you All for your congrats! In fact I am confused by myself with this coin. It have fantastic condition, but my other real EF AV staters together with this one looks like poor and wiped away. So, now I discover a "problem" I need to sell this one, or to sell all others, they can not be together.... really...