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THRACE.
30 THRACIAN KINGS. Lysimachos, 305-281 BC. Tetradrachm circa 287/6-282 BC, Pergamon. 16,06 g.
Diademed head of Alexander the Great to right with horn of Ammon over his ear // Athena seated left,
holding Nike, crowning the king's name, in her right hand and leaning with her left arm on shield
decorated with lion's head; behind, transverse spear; to outer left, crescent; in inner left field, cult image.
Müller -; Thompson 219. Charming piece with beautiful portrait and nice toning. Extremely fine 1.000.-
Provenance: privetely purchased from Adolph Hess AG in Lucerne (Switzerland) on 21 November 1979.
31 INLAND CITIES OFF THRACE. Thasos. Stater circa 435-411 BC. 8,54 g. Naked ithyphallic satyr
supporting nymph under thighs with right arm, the left hand under her back // Quadripartite incuse
square. Le Rider (Thasos) 5; SNG Copenhagen 1010. Very fine - extremely fine 500.-
Provenance: Auction Numismatik Lanz 36, Munich (Germany), 21 April 1986, lot n°139; Fixed Prices List
SKA-Monetarium 51, Zurich (Switzerland), Spring 1989, lot n°35.
32 KINGS OF THE SCYTHIANS. Koson circa 50 BC, Olbia. 8,44 g. Roman consul accompanied by two
lictors advancing left; before, monogram // Eagle standing left on scepter, holding wreath in its right
talon. Fr. 124; RPC I 1701A. GOLD. Extremely fine 750.-
Provenance: privately purchased from Philswiss in the 1990s.
GREECE.
33 BEOTIA. THEBES. Stater circa 395-338 BC. 11,99 g. Boeotian shield // Amphora; above, grain. All within
incuse concave circle. BCD Boiotia 494; Hepworth 36. Very fine 250.-
Provenance: Auction Adolph Hess AG 253, Lucerne (Switzerland), 8 March 1983, lot n°179.
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