326, Lot: 56. Estimate $300. Sold for $950. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.83 g, 12h). Lampsakos mint. Struck circa 297/6-282/1 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, spear in background; to inner left, monogram above crescent. Thompson 61; Müller 395. VF, toned, die crack through Alexander’s hair.
From the Demetrios Armounta Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group Electronic Auction 247 (12 January 2011), lot 30.