LOT #23009 |
Current Bid: $60
Greek: THRACIAN KINGDOM. Lysimachus (305-281 BC). AR tetradrachm (27mm, 16.71 gm, 1h). NGC Choice Fine 5/5 - 3/5, Fine...
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Description
THRACIAN KINGDOM. Lysimachus (305-281 BC). AR tetradrachm (27mm, 16.71 gm, 1h). NGC Choice Fine 5/5 - 3/5, Fine Style, brushed. Magnesia ad Maeandrum, ca. 297/6-282/1 BC. Diademed head of deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ, Athena enthroned left, Nike standing left in outstretched right hand, resting left arm on shield, transverse spear beyond; EXΔΩ monogram in wreath in outer left field, Σ in inner left field. Thompson 101. A handsome, realistic portrait.Alexander the Great's meteoric 13-year career of conquest left the classical world profoundly transformed by the time of his premature death in 323 BC. In the immediate aftermath, Alexander's generals carved up his immense new empire into spheres of influence, although maintaining the fiction of a unified leadership. Territorial disputes soon led to civil wars, with the rival warlords contending for supreme power. Chief among these was Lysimachus, who at various times controlled Thrace, Macedon, and much of Asia Minor. For the obverse of his silver his coinage, Lysimachus claimed the mantle of Alexander by choosing the image of the conqueror himself, now shown as a god wearing the ram's horn of the Greco-Egyptian deity Ammon. The image is one of the earliest true portraits to appear on a coin, and one of the finest. The reverse, depicting Athena enthroned, likewise proved extremely influential throughout history, forming the archetype for the figure of Britannia on modern English coins.
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2026 February 1 Spotlight: Ancient Art - Star, Fine Style, and Toned Ancient Coins Showcase Auction #61593 (go to Auction Home page)
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