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Session Five - Tuesday, February 14th 10:00am PST
1620
Thracian Kingdom. Lysimachos. Silver Tetradrachm
(14.59 g), as King, 306-281 BC
. Byzantion, under Mithra-
dates VI of Pontos, 120-63 BC. Diademed head of deified Alex-
ander right, with horn of Ammon.
Reverse:
, Athena seated left, holding Nike and resting
elbow on shield at side, spear leaning against her far shoulder;
in inner left field, monogram; on throne, BY; in exergue, trident.
De Callataÿ grp. 4, p. 127; SNG Copenhagen 1138. Burnished at
one time, now attractively toned.
Very Fine
.
Estimate Value ......................................................$350 - 400
Ex Ponterio 123 (14 November 2002), 551.
1621
Thracian Kingdom. Lysimachos. Silver Drachm (4.22 g),
as King, 306-281 BC
. Ephesos, ca. 294-287 BC. Diademed
head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon.
Reverse:
, Athena seated left, holding
Nike and resting elbow on shield at side, spear leaning against
her far shoulder; in inner left field, tripod; in exergue, E
monogram. Thompson 170; Müller 335.
Very Fine
.
Estimate Value ......................................................$250 - 300
From The Herbert & Aphrodite Rubin Collection; Purchased
from an uncertain NFA auction in the 1970s-1980s, lot 161.
1622
Thracian Kingdom. Lysimachos. Silver Drachm (4.09 g),
as King, 306-281 BC
. Lampsakos, ca. 299/8-297/6 BC. Head
of Herakles right, wearing lion' s skin headdress.
Reverse:
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, Zeus seated left, holding eagle and
scepter; in left field, forepart of pegasos left above forepart of
lion left; below throne, torch. Thompson 35; Price L11; Müller
24. Old cabinet toned.
Choice Very Fine
.
Estimate Value ......................................................$150 - 200
From The Herbert & Aphrodite Rubin Collection; Purchased pri-
vately from NFA in the 1980s.
1623
SKYTHIA. Geto-Dacians.
Koson.
Mid 1st Centtury BC. Gold
Stater (8.44 g). Roman consul accompanied by two lictors
advancing left; monogram to left.
Reverse:
Eagle standing left
on scepter, holding wreath. RPC I 1701A; BMC Thrace p. 208, 1.
NGC graded Mint State; Strike: 3/5, Surface: 4/5.
Estimate Value ..................................................... $700 - 800