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Auction: 23007 - Ancient Coins Including the 'Kyrios' Collection of Greek Coins and featuring the 'Ostorius' Collection of Roman Gold
Lot: 70

The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos (323-281 BC), AV Stater, Perinthos?, diademed head of deified Alexander the Great right, with horn of Ammon, rev. BASILEOS LYSIMAXOY Athena enthroned left, holding Nike, who crowns king’s name, and leaning left elbow on shield at her side, a spear resting behind her, foreparts of two horses joined back to back and monogram on left, 8.50g (cf. Thompson 256 for a Tetradrachm with these control marks), struck in high relief upon a broad flan, lustrous, extremely fine

PROVENANCE

Spink 206, 2 December 2010, lot 1234, 'lustrous, extremely fine' - £10,000

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Sold for
£7,000

Starting price
£5000