Description: Normal 0 MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Lysimachus, KINGDOM OF THRACE 323-281 BC AR Tetradrachm Obverse: Deified head of Alexander the Great r., wearing diadem and horn of Zeus-Ammon.Reverse: Athena enthroned l., holding Nike and resting l. arm on shield embossed with a lion’s head; transverse spear resting against her r. side; ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ in r. field; ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ crowned with a laurel-wreath by Nike and race-torch in l. field; encircled ΠA monogram on throne. Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ = “King Lysimachus” Mint: Lampsacus, MYSIAStruck: 305-281 BCWeight: 17.05gDiameter: 27mm Die Axis: 6 o' clock Reference: Thompson (ER)-170, Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum- Ashmolean-3724, (citing Art Institute of Chicago, No.4924) Grade: XF (STAR), Strike 5/5 Surface 5/5 NGC 3987142-003 Provenance: Ex Münzen & Medaillen AG Basel, Switzerland NOTE: This specimen was on loan to the Tampa Museum of Art as part of an exhibit titled “Worlds Apart: Myth & History, Gods & Morals, Heroes & Hybrids” – February 12 to November 20, 2011. The coin is a rare variety of an extraordinary fine style struck in unusually high relief with very attractive old cabinet toning. This coin is a True Masterpiece of Early Hellenistic Royal Portraiture!!! A coin for the connoisseur!!!*PLEASE SEE PHOTOS & ASK ANY QUESTIONS BEFORE PURCHASING. *ALL SALES ARE FINAL - NO RETURNS ACCEPTED. *WE DO NOT SHIP OUTSIDE THE CONTINENTAL U.S.
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Certification Number: 3987142-003
Certification: NGC
Date: 305-281 BC
Grade: XF 45
Year: 281 BC
Composition: Silver
Historical Period: Greek (450 BC-100 AD)
Denomination: Tetradrachm
