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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Alegandron, post: 4240914, member: 51347&quot;]<b>Ephesus Mint</b></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.cointalk.com/attachments/thrace-lysimachos-ar-drachm-305-281-bce-rare-alexander-head-ammon-horns-rev-lysimachos-athena-jpg.610023/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Kingdom of Thrace,</p><p>Lysimachos, 305 - 281 B.C.,</p><p>Portrait of Alexander the Great</p><p>Silver tetradrachm, 14.3g, maximum diameter 28.7mm, die axis 180o</p><p>Ephesus(?) mint, c. 294 - 281 B.C.;</p><p>Obv: diademed head of Alexander the Great wearing the horn of Ammon</p><p>Rev: 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</p><p>extremely rare</p><p>Ref: Apparently unpublished; Müller -, Thompson -, SNG Cop -, SNG Tübingen -, Armenak Hoard</p><p>Comment: VF, high-relief unusual style portrait, toned, tiny flan crack, light marks. This coin was previously attributed as Thompson 166, but that type has a bee under Athena&#039;s arm and a similar, but not identical, monogram in the exergue. We were unable to find another example of this type.</p><p>Ex: Roma Numismatics e-auction 5 (23 Feb 2014), lot 353;</p><p>Ex: Forum</p><p><br /></p><p><b><i><span style="color: #b30000">Next: Lysimachos</span></i></b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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