Lot 3455

Description

Thrace, Kingdom of, Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), gold stater, (8.30 g), Tomis mint, posthumous issue c.88-86 B.C., obv. diademed head of Alexander the Great to right, 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 **BASILEWS, to left **[L]USIMACOU, **QEM below arm, TO on throne, trident below in exergue, (cf.S.6813, M.279, SNG Cop.1091). Even wear and toning with traces of mint bloom, some surface roughness, otherwise very fine or better, scarce.

Ex Noble Numismatics Sale 120 (lot 2939), with Noble descriptive ticket.