CNG 102, Lot: 197. Estimate $1000. Sold for $850. This amount does not include the buyer’s fee. |
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KINGS of THRACE, Macedonian. Lysimachos. 305-281 BC. AR Drachm (18mm, 4.26 g, 12h). Ephesos mint. Struck circa 294-287 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; kithara to inner left, ornament on throne. Thompson 174; Müller 355 var. (A on throne). EF, toned, traces of luster, a couple tiny striking flaws on obverse. Well centered.
From the M. A. Armstrong Collection. Ex Classical Numismatic Group 37 (20 March 1996), lot 286.