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LOT 3194

Lydia, Thyessos AE 16mm. Circa 4th Century BC.

Laureate head of Zeus Ammon to left / Eight-rayed star, Θ-Y above. GRPC Lydia 3; BMC 3 (Troas, Thymbra); SNG von Aulock 1584 (same). Very Fine.(4.06gr, 16mm, 10h.).

Provenance

Acquired on the European coin market.
Property of a Kent, UK, gentleman.

Footnotes

For the reattribution of this coinage from Thymbra in Troas to Thyessos in Lydia, see D. S. Lenger, "Thyessos in Lydia, not Thymbra in the Troad" in D. Boteva, ed., Ex nummis lux: Studies in Ancient Numismatics in Honor of Dimitar Draganov (Sofia, 2017).

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Very Rare Mint of Thyessos

LOT 3194

Lydia, Thyessos AE 16mm.

Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

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