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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Geographic - All Periods| > |Thrace & Moesia| > |Lysimacheia| > GB55557
Lysimacheia, Thracian Chersonese, c. 225 - 198 B.C.
|Lysimacheia|, |Lysimacheia,| |Thracian| |Chersonese,| |c.| |225| |-| |198| |B.C.|, Hermes was the messenger of the gods and the god of commerce and thieves. He was the son of Zeus and the nymph Maia. His symbols include the caduceus and winged sandals.
GB55557. Bronze AE 11, SNG Cop 922, Lindgren II 875, HGC 3.2 1505 (R1), BMC Thrace -, VF, Lysimacheia (Eksemil, Turkey) mint, weight 0.969g, maximum diameter 10.9mm, die axis 90o, c. 225 - 198 B.C.; obverse draped bust of Hermes right, wearing petasos; reverse ΛY/ΣI in two lines within wreath of grain; rare; SOLD










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