Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Sale 125    24–27 Nov 2020   Dixson Room, State Library of NSW   Sydney

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Lot 4482    SESSION 11 (2PM FRIDAY 27TH NOVEMBER)    Greek Silver & Bronze Coins

Estimate $3,000
Bid at live.noble.com.au
SOLD $3,000

THRACE, Kings of, Lysimachos, (323-281 B.C.), silver tetradrachm, (16.80 g), uncertain mint in Asia Minor, of fine style from c286/5-282/1 B.C., obv. head of Alexander to right, with diadem and horn of Ammon, within dotted border, rev. Athena Nikephoros enthroned to left, supporting Nike, spear behind, resting arm on shield, to right **BASILEWS*, to left **LUSIMAXOU*, **LCA* monogram in left field, (cf.S.6814, cf.Thompson 230 [Parion], M.-, SNG Cop.-, Armenak -, Meydancikkale -). Light grey patination, with full flan and well centred on both sides, about as struck, extremely fine and very rare.

Ex Numismatik Lanz, Munich, Auction Sale 135, 21 May 2007 (lot 154) with his large illustrated ticket for the coin.
The only other example of the monogram to appear in Coin Archives occurs in Noble Auction Sale 101 November 2012 (lot 3399).

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