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                  Web Product ID: 257
                  Estimate: $200.00
                  Final Sale Price: $181.50
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                  Denomination: Drachm
                  Grade: VF bright metal
                  Reference: Cf. Müller 495




  Thrace Kings of. Lysimachos. 323-281 BC. AR Drachm (4.08 gm). Struck circa 294-287
  BC. Ephesos mint. Head of the deified Alexander right / Athena seated left, holding
  Nike in her extended right hand, left arm leaning on her shield; in inner left field,
  thunderbolt (?), on throne, A. Cf. Müller 495. Bright VF. Estimate $200.



  Lysimachos, a general of Alexander the Great, was a major player in the funeral games
  following the conqueror's death. At first appointed to rule Thrace in the name of
  Alexander's son, in 297 he proclaimed himself king of the country and began battling
  it out for control of Macedo, Greece and Asia Minor. He accomplished this in 285 BC,
  but fell in battle to Seleukos I four years later at the age of 81. A robust and
  ruthless man, Lysimachos made a powerful impression on the Greek world, and his
  beautiful coin designs long outlived him. They feature one of the most striking
  Hellenistic portraits, depicting Alexander the Great wearing the horn of Zeus-Ammon,
  a symbol of divinity.