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   View Categories Home > Catalog > |Greek Coins| > |Hellenistic Monarchies| > |Kingdom of Thrace| > SH72206
Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos, 305 - 281 B.C., Portrait of Alexander the Great
|Kingdom| |of| |Thrace|, |Kingdom| |of| |Thrace,| |Lysimachos,| |305| |-| |281| |B.C.,| |Portrait| |of| |Alexander| |the| |Great|, Lampsacus was known as a center for worship of Priapus, who was said to have been born there.

Thompson notes that Lampsacus was Lysimachos' largest mint in Asia Minor, with approximately 150 known obverse dies. Output from Lampsacus declined when Amphipolis began its extensive coinage c. 288 B.C.
SH72206. Silver tetradrachm, Gorny & Mosch auction 138 (7 Mar 2005), lot 1196; Thompson -, Müller -, SNG Cop -, SNG BnF -, SNG Delepierre -, SNG Tüb -, Arnold-Biucchi -, et al. -, Nice gVF, fine style, sculptural high relief, nice toning, light marks, uncertain mint, weight 16.910g, maximum diameter 28.1mm, die axis 0o, c. 280 - 250 B.C.; obverse diademed head of deified Alexander the Great wearing the horn of Ammon; reverse BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAXOY, Athena enthroned left, Nike crowning name in extended right hand, left arm rests on grounded round shield decorated with Gorgoneion, transverse spear against right side, Λ/O monogram inner left; unpublished in the references examined by Forum, one other example referenced from trade; ex Roma Numismatics auction 11, lot 39; very rare; SOLD











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