Tetradrachm - Lysimachus Alexandreia
Features
| Issuer |
Kings of Thrace
 |
|---|---|
| King |
Lysimachus (304 BC - 281 BC)
|
| Type | Standard circulation coins |
| Years | 297 BC - 281 BC |
| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
| Currency | Attic drachm |
| Composition | Silver |
| Weight | 16.87 g |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Technique | Hammered |
| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 444108 |
| References | Thompson Lysimachus# 151 Margaret Thompson; 1968. “The mints of Lysimachus”, Essays in Greek coinage, pages 163-182. , Müller Lysimachus# – Ludvig Müller; 1858. Die Münzen des Thracischen Königs Lysimachus = The Coins of the Thracian King Lysimachus. Imprimerie de Bianco Luno, Copenhagen, Denmark.Andrew R. Meadows; 2004. “The Earliest Coinage of Alexandria Troas”, The Numismatic Chronicle, Volume 164, pages 47-70. , HGC 3.2# 1750h Oliver D. Hoover; 2017. Handbook of Coins of Macedon and Its Neighbors / Volume 3, Part 2. Thrace, Skythia, and Taurike: Sixth to First Centuries BC. Classical Numismatic Group, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States / London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon.
Reverse
Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; to inner left, head of ram left; star on throne.
Script: Greek
Lettering:
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ
ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ
Translation: King Lysimachos
Mint
Alexandreia Troas, Troas, TurkeySee also
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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| ND (297 BC - 281 BC) | 
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$ 4600 | |||||||||||||
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Past sales
| Pictures | Sale | Date | Grade | Sold price | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Roma Numismatics Auction XXVII Lot 206 
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22 Mar 2023 | XF |
USD 4803.48
(GBP 3600.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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CNG Triton XXVI Lot 93
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10 Jan 2023 | XF |
USD 4250.00
(+ buyer's premium) |
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| © Classical Numismatic Group, Inc. | |||||
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Roma Numismatics Auction XXII Lot 264
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7 Oct 2021 | XF |
USD 4269.76
(GBP 3200.00) (+ buyer's premium) |
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