A Masterpiece of Hellenistic Die Engraving

Sale: CNG 78, Lot: 295. Estimate $10000.  Closing Date: Wednesday, 14 May 2008.  Sold For $13000. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee.

KINGS of THRACE. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.97 g, 1h). Lampsakos mint. Struck circa 297-281 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated left, spear behind; ΔΞ monogram to inner left, crescent in exergue. Thompson 49; Müller 399; SNG France 2548-9. Superb EF, light gray tone highlighted by subtle golden hues around the devices, minor marks on edge. Perfectly centered on a broad flan. A masterpiece of exuberant Hellenistic style.