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LOT 3127
Kings of Thrace, Lysimachos AE Unit. 305-281 BC. Uncertain mint in Thrace (Lysimacheia?).
Helmetted head of Athena to right / ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ, lion leaping to right; kerykeion, monogram of EM, and spearhead below. Müller 76; HGC 3, 1758. Near Very Fine.(4.85gr, 19mm, 12h.).
Provenance
Ex Münzzentrum Rheinland.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.
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