This coin just came in the mail! Definitely one of the most exciting purchases I've ever made as a collector and without a doubt the most beautiful coin in my collection as of now. KINGS of THRACE. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (28mm, 16.79 g, 12h). Pergamon mint. Struck circa 287/6-282 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAXOY, Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, spear diagonally in background; crescent to outer left, KEA monogram in circle to inner left. Arnold-Biucchi, Pergamene 12–3 var. (O3/R– [unlisted rev. die]); Thompson 217; Müller –; SNG France –; Meydancikkale 2677 (same obv. die). GVF.
Nice Tet, @Codera 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 Silver tetradrachm, Apparently unpublished; Müller -, Thompson -, SNG Cop -, SNG Tübingen -, Armenak Hoard -, VF, high-relief unusual style portrait, toned, tiny flan crack, light marks, Ephesus(?)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; R Kings of Thrace, Lysimachus, 323-281 BCE AE14, 2.7g, 12h; Lysimacheia mint. Obv.: Young male head right, in crested Athenian helmet. Rev.: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAXOY above and below forepart of lion right, EAM monogram to left, spearhead below. Ref: SNG Cop 1159 var 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!
I love the high relief on this type, especially the upwards facing eyes of Alexander. Lysimachos tetradrachm Kings of Thrace (Macedonian). Lysimachos, AR Tetradrachm, 16.43 g, 27 mm. 305-281 BC, Sardes mint. Obv: Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, wearing horn of Ammon. Rev: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ. Athena seated left on throne, holding Nike and spear over shoulder. ΠPΕ monogram outer left, ΔK monogram in exergue. Ref: Thompson 86; HGC 3.2, 1750d.
