KINGS of THRACE, Local Dynasts. Skostokos. Circa 285/4-273/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.68 g, 12h). Ainos mint. Struck circa 280 BC.

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KINGS of THRACE, Local Dynasts. Skostokos. Circa 285/4-273/2 BC. AR Tetradrachm (29mm, 16.68 g, 12h). Ainos mint. Struck circa 280 BC. Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, spear behind; herm to inner left, monogram in exergue. Fischer-Bossert, Lysimacheier C4c (Vc3/Rc4 – this coin, illustrated); Thompson –; Müller –. Toned. VF. Well centered. Very rare.

From the David Wray Collection. Ex Auctiones XXII (16 June 1992), lot 179.

While previous scholars viewed Skostokos as a dynast who took control of parts of Thrace following Lysimachos’ death, Fischer-Bossert’s die study demonstrates that Skostokos was most likely a local dynast of the environs around Ainos, who ruled under Lysimachos, and was permitted to strike Lysimachi beginning late in the king’s reign. Current scholarship suggests he ruled from circa 285/4-273/2 BC (see, e.g., E. Paunov, “Introduction to the Numismatics of Thrace” in J. Valeva, et al., A Companion to Ancient Thrace, p. 280, fig. 18.4). Skostokos apparently continued to strike Lysimachi in the chaotic period following the latter’s death, before Seleukid authority could be established in Thrace.

Closing Date and Time: 22 April 2020 at 10:11:00 ET.

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