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Auction: 23007 - Ancient Coins Including the 'Kyrios' Collection of Greek Coins and featuring the 'Ostorius' Collection of Roman Gold
Lot: 78

The 'Kyrios' Collection | Kingdom of Thrace, Lysimachos (323-281 BC), AR Tetradrachm, Ainos, 283-282, diademed head of deified Alexander the Great wearing horn of Ammon right, rev. BASILEOS LYSIMAXOY Athena enthroned left holding Nike in right hand, left arm resting upon shield, lion's head and enthroned cult image of Hermes Perpheraios in field, monogram on throne, 16.93g (Thompson 257; Müller 119), wonderfully-struck, lovely tone, detailed good very fine

PROVENANCE

Spink 258, 28 January 2019, lot 1510, 'pleasingly good very fine' - £1,000

from the collection of W. M. Stoecklin, Nomos AG 14, 17 May 2017, lot 85, 'toned, good very fine' - 700 CHF

Inherited from W. F. Stoecklin (d. 1975), purchased from Bank Leu, Zurich before 1975

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Sold for
£1,000

Starting price
£900