Lysimachos Tetradrachm

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  1. Codera

    Codera Well-Known Member

    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.

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    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.
     
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