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After the death of Alexander the Great in 323 B.C. Lysimachus was made the governor of
Thrace. He had been a personal bodyguard of Alexander's, and treasurer of the vast wealth looted
by Alexander from many rich kingdoms and cities. The mountains of Thrace itself were laced with
veins of gold and silver. By 323 B.C. Alexander's kingdom stretched from Europe all the way to
India, and controlled the highly profitable land routes for the silk and spices of the Orient going to
the Western world.
The Silver Tetradrachms issued by Lysimachus are perhaps the most popular Hellenistic coins
and were certainly struck from some of the most beautifully engraved dies in the history of
numismatics. The capital city of Lysimacheia, founded in Thrace by Lysimachus in 309 B.C., had a
very active Mint. There were perhaps another 15 or so Mints which issued coins during his lifetime,
and perhaps as many more which issued coins in the name of Lysimachus for the next 200 years.
The obverse features the face of the deified Alexander the Great wearing the horn of Ammon.
These coins are the best representations from antiquity of Alexander's actual appearance. The
reverse features the helmeted, armed and armored Athena, holding a figure of Nike, the Greek
goddess of Victory.
These spectacular Silver Tetradrachms are very High Relief with hard strikes from deeply
engraved dies, in near pure silver, on a weight standard of about 17 grams. The majority of these
date from 297 B.C., when Lysimachus consolidated power in his expanded empire, until his death in
281 B.C. These wonderful style miniature sculptures enjoyed their peak artistic beauty during his
lifetime. He died at the age of 80 in battle at Korupedion, fighting his old nemesis Seleukos I, a 78
year old general who had also served under Alexander. The photographed and numbered
specimens are the actual coins you would receive if you are the first to order.
100%
EF, various problems
Callatis? Mint
$477.
100%
The Oscar Pearl coin, auctioned
June, 1979 for $500.
Muller $410, Erythrae Mint, F/VF $377.
100%
Cardia? Mint
Choice AU-58 $2,677.
100%
Uncertain Mint,
deposits, bent, EF
$477.
100%
Lampsacus Mint, T-50
Even VF $577.
100%
Very unique style
unknown Mint,
EF/AU $1,277.
100%
Pergamum Mint, superb style obverse
die by the "K" master, unsigned
EF $1,775.
100%
Amphipolis Mint, 288-281 B.C.
T-203, Abt. Unc., High Relief $2,477.
100%
Uncertain Mint, unusual style
portrait, EF++ $2,077.
100%
Lampsacus Mint, T-61
EF+, obv. field scrape
$577.
100%
Lampsacus Mint, c.281 B.C.?
Superb style, Abt. Unc.
Hidden reverse planchet flaw. $1,477.
100%
Lampsacus Mint, T-47, EF+
Light obv. & rev. planchet flaws,
Deposits $577.
100%
Lampsacus Mint, T-42, obverse die also
used at Sestus Mint, EF, rev. planchet
flake $777.
100%
Amphipolis Mint, T-199
Abt. Unc., tiny flake $1,577.
100%
Sardes? Mint, EF+
Dramatic heavenward gaze. $1,977.
100%
Macedonian? Mint, EF+
Nick on cheek, nice style $777.
100%
Smyrna Mint, Abt. Unc.
Few faint reverse defects, $2,477.
100%
Lampsacus Mint, T-47, VF+,
Slightly rough surfaces $577.
100%
Lampsacus Mint, T-46,
EF+/VF, extremely High Relief obverse,
Fine style, $2,177.
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Please write for our other extensive price lists on ancient and medieval coins. Trade offers entertained.
We also have ICG authenticated, graded and "slabbed" Lysimachus Tetradrachms,
EF-45 $977.; AU-53 $1,277.; AU-55 $1,477.
100%
Aenus Mint, 283-281 B.C.
EF $1,277.
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