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KINGDOM OF THRACE: Lysimachus (323-281 BC). Golden...

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KINGDOM OF THRACE: Lysimachus (323-281 BC). Golden statere. Heraclea (288-287 B.C. and 282-281 B.C.). 8.58 g. Divinized head of Alexander the Great, horned, diademed to the right, hair waved. R/ Athena Nicephorus draped and helmeted, seated left, leaning on a shield. On her right hand, a Victory. Thompson 175-176. Provenance: - Adolph Hess AG & Bank Leu AG, Lucerne, December 6, 1966, no. 213. - Bank Leu AG, Zurich, October 19, 1998, n°168. Small plate on the helmet of Athena. Extraordinary style of a striking beauty.