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LYSIMACHOS, 306-281 BC
AR Tetradrachm (28.30mm, 16.15g, 12h)
Struck 297-281 BC. Alexandreia Troas mint
Obverse: Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with the horn of Ammon
Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAXOY, Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; cornucopia to inner left, Λ under throne
References: Thompson – ; Müller – ; SNG Stockholm 845 (same dies)
A rare variant not listed in Thompson or Müller. Attractive toning, perfect centering, good strike. A particularly fine artistic portrait of Alexander the Great.
Sammlung : Greek - Hellenistic period