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<p>[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 4523339, member: 110226"]These are all fine examples of coinage from the Hellenistic Period, following Alexander III.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here's my only tetradrachm of Lysimachos for this period. I've had this coin since 1991, when I used to walk to the local coin shop, Austin & Co., to see "what's new that's old". This particular dealer sold mostly US coins and jewelry. He did have a box of ancients, including this coin, several Attic tetradrachms (all with hoard patina, profile eye style), plus some Byzantine gold. That shop is still around, but the last time I visited it, virtually all of the stock was jewelry.</p><p><br /></p><p>Kings of Thrace, Lysimachos (306-281 BC)</p><p>Amphipolis Mint, circa 288-281 BC</p><p>Tetradrachm</p><p>Obverse: Head of the deified Alexander the Great facing right, wearing the horn of Ammon.</p><p>Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ – ΛΥΣΙΜΑXΟΥ, Athena enthroned left, holding Nike, shield decorated with Medusa’s head resting against base of throne, spear resting behind; torch to inner left, bee to outer right.</p><p>(Thompson 187; Müller 445a).</p><p>Cleaned VF</p><p>16.9 grams</p><p>Scarce</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1120586[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="robinjojo, post: 4523339, member: 110226"]These are all fine examples of coinage from the Hellenistic Period, following Alexander III. Here's my only tetradrachm of Lysimachos for this period. I've had this coin since 1991, when I used to walk to the local coin shop, Austin & Co., to see "what's new that's old". This particular dealer sold mostly US coins and jewelry. He did have a box of ancients, including this coin, several Attic tetradrachms (all with hoard patina, profile eye style), plus some Byzantine gold. That shop is still around, but the last time I visited it, virtually all of the stock was jewelry. Kings of Thrace, Lysimachos (306-281 BC) Amphipolis Mint, circa 288-281 BC Tetradrachm Obverse: Head of the deified Alexander the Great facing right, wearing the horn of Ammon. Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ – ΛΥΣΙΜΑXΟΥ, Athena enthroned left, holding Nike, shield decorated with Medusa’s head resting against base of throne, spear resting behind; torch to inner left, bee to outer right. (Thompson 187; Müller 445a). Cleaned VF 16.9 grams Scarce [ATTACH=full]1120586[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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