The Prospero Collection of Ancient Greek Coins. KINGDOM OF THRACE. Lysimachos (323-281 B.C.), Silver Tetradrachm, 17.12g,. Mint of Pergamon, struck c.287/6-282 B.C. Head of Alexander the Great facing to right, wearing a diadem and the horn of Ammon, K below. Rev. BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAXOY , Athena, helmeted, enthroned to left, holding Nike in her outstretched right hand and resting her left elbow on a shield at her side, behind her rests a spear, herm in outer left field, cult-image in inner left field, a monogram in the exergue (Thompson, ‘The Mints of Lysimachus’, in Essays to Robinson, 222). A superb portrait of Alexander the Great of wonderful style, struck in high relief, lightly toned, a few light marks, extremely fine. Purchased from Spink & Son Ltd., London, 18 January 1984 US$ 6,500
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