THRACE, Kings. Skostokos. Ca 277-260 BC. AR Tetradrachm (16.67 gm). 

Head of the deified Alexander right /
[BA]SILEWS right, LUSIMAXOU left, Athena seated left, 
holding Nike in her extended right hand, left arm 
leaning on her shield; herm before, SKOSTOKOU in exergue. 

SNG Copenhagen 1171; SNG Ashmolean 3779; Youroukova 103. 

Very rare. ($2500) Skostokos was a Thracian or Scythian 
dynast who took control of the city of Ainos (where, 
according to Mørkholm, these coins were struck) during the unsettled period following Lysimachos' death.

Triton V Sale, 16 Jan 2002, lot 1339.
 
 Lot sold for $3300, plus buyers fees.

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