[Home, My eBay, Site Map, Sign In/Out] [eBay logo] [Main Navigation] [Browse Sub-Navigation] =AndA= LYSIMACHOS, AR Tet. -- CHOICE EF! Item #1209403446 Coins:Coins: World:Ancient:Greek Bidding is closed for this item. [Show description] $504.99 (reserve not First bid$1.00 Currently yet met) [Leave feedback] Quantity 1 # of bids13 bid history (to seller) Time left Auction has ended. Location Chicago (to bidder) Country USA Started Jan-21-01 07:04:13 PST Ends Jan-24-01 07:04:13 PST Featured Category Auction [Image] Seller (Rating) truecoins (107) [star] view comments in seller's Feedback Profile | view seller's other auctions [Image] High bid petra@attach.net (58) [star] Payment Visa/MasterCard, Money Order/Cashiers Checks, Personal Checks, Other, See item description for payment methods accepted Shipping Seller ships internationally (worldwide), See item description for shipping charges [Image] Relist Seller: Didn't sell your item the first time? item eBay will refund your relisting fee if it sells the second time around. Relist this item. Seller assumes all responsibility for listing this item. You should contact the seller to resolve any questions before bidding. Auction currency is U.S. dollars ($) unless otherwise noted. Note: This is a Reserve Auction in which the reserve price was not met. Therefore, there is no transaction between the seller and the high bidder. Since there is no transaction, this item is not eligible for eBay services that protect buyers and sellers, such as transactional feedback, escrow or insurance. Those services are available only for items listed, bought and sold on eBay in compliance with our guidelines and policies. Description [Image] [Image] Kings of Thrace, Lysimachos, 323-281 BC. Silver Tetradrachm, Byzantion mint Obverse: Head of deified Alexander right. Reverse: Athena Nikephoros seated left; Monogram before; BY under throne; trident in exergue. Condition: Choice EF, Coin is much better than picture. This coin has nice surfaces with decent light silver metal, darker in the recesses. For the Byzantion mint, the artistic renditions of both Alexander and Athena are exceptional. The picture is not good enough to show the intricate detail on the reverse, especially on the face on the shield. Only detractions are a slight weakness at the end of the trident and some encrustations in the recesses. Neither detracts from the exceptional appearance of this coin. Valuation: Why Valuation? It is uncommon to see highly artistic coins from certain mints. It is also uncommon to find well centered and well struck coins from certain mints. The Byzantion mint is such a mint, and it is extremely uncommon to find a coin as well styled and struck as the coin at auction. Compare this coin to a Byzantion mint coin listed in CNG 55, lot 315, which was a toned good VF and estimated at $800 and sold for $825 + 10% or $907.50. The coin at auction has significantly less wear and better detail than lot 315. What distinguishes the coin at auction is coin is the extremely attractive renditions of Alexander and Athena. The face on the shield is fully struck. Athena's helmet & plume, her face, the gown, the throne, the shield, and Nike are all of a style superior and more finely engraved than lot 315. The Athena in lot 315 is out of proportion and awkward in design, her right arm and thighs are too long. The coin at auction is the best Byzantion mint Lysimachos I have ever seen. Size: 16.14 grams, die axis=0, flan 3.6 mm thick, 36 mm in diameter. References: SNGC. 1137. All coins have a 14 day return privilege, no questions asked. For a spectacular selection of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine coins, please visit our soon to be finished website at by clicking on the logo below: [Image] To visit our other auctions on Ebay, Click here: Ebay Check our Auction Policy --- Excitement, Quality, Ease, Value If you have any questions, email to: AndeavorA@aol.com Authenticity: Every item we sell is unconditionally guaranteed to be genuine as described. 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