Ancient Gold Coins
Lot 4916 Session 16 (9.30am Friday) Ancient Gold Coins
Estimate $1,500
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $1,200
THRACE, Kingdom of, Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), gold stater, (8.29 grams), Tomis mint, issued c.89-72 B.C., obv. diademed head of Alexander the Great to right, but with features of Pharnaces (?), wearing horn of Ammon, rev. Athena enthroned to left, holding Nike and resting left arm on shield, transverse spear resting against right side to right, TO under throne, trident and dolphins below, to right **BASILEWS*, to left **LUSIMACOU*, **DIO* under arm of Nike, (cf.S.6813, SNG Cop. 1093 [same obverse die]. Struck from rusty obverse die, extremely fine and virtually as struck, rare.
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Estimate $1,500
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