Experts in Coins & Medals

KINGS OF THRACE. Lysimachos, 305-281 BC. Tetradrachm (Silver, 29 mm, 16.92 g, 11 h), struck posthumously, Ainos, circa 281-260s. Diademed head of Alexander the Great to right with horn of Ammon over his ear. Rev. ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ Athena seated to left on throne, leaning her left elbow on her shield and holding Nike, crowning the king’s name, in her right; behind, transverse spear with point below left; in the inner left field, monogram of ΔΗΤ with, above, cult statue of Hermes Perpheraios set on a throne. Müller -. Thompson - (unrecorded combination of symbols). For an inferior example struck from the same dies, see: Roma e58, 2019, 485 = e83, 2021, 160 (same dies). Rare, apparently the second, and better, known example. Attractive and well-struck. Nearly extremely fine.

ISLANDS OFF IONIA, Chios. Circa 290-220 BC. Trichalkon (Bronze, 16 mm, 3.15 g, 12 h), struck under the magistrate Kyllanos. Winged sphinx seated to right; [bunch of grapes] on the right field, erased by the circular countermark containing a tripod. Rev. ΧΙΟΣ ΚΥΛΛΑΝΟ Chian amphora; on the left field, lighted torch. HGC 6, 1151. Lagos, Series 17E, pl. IX, 10-13. Mavrogordato 62b. SNG Copenhagen 1580. Countermarked, otherwise, very fine.