Tetradrachm - Ptolemy Ceraunus In the name of Lysimachus; Lysimacheia

Features

Issuer	Kingdom of Macedonia
Król	Ptolemy Ceraunus (281 BC - 279 BC)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	281 BC - 280 BC
Value	Tetradrachm (4)
Currency	Drachma poddasza
Composition	Srebro
Weight	17.05 g
Diameter	31 mm
Shape	Okrągły (nieregularny)
Technique	Młotkowana
Orientation	Variable alignment ↺
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 554473
References	Thompson Lysimachus# – Margaret Thompson; 1968. “The mints of Lysimachus”, Essays in Greek coinage, pages 163-182. , Müller Lysimachus# 55 Ludvig Müller; 1858. Die Münzen des Thracischen Königs Lysimachus = The Coins of the Thracian King Lysimachus. Imprimerie de Bianco Luno, Copenhagen, Denmark. , Pozzi# 1169 Naville & Cie (publisher); 1920. Monnaies grecques antiques: Provenant de la collection de feu le prof. S. Pozzi = Ancient Greek coins. Naville & Cie, Luzern, Switzerland. , Pozzi-Boutin# 2627 Serge Boutin; 1992. Catalogue des monnaies grecques antiques de l'ancienne collection Pozzi. Le Louis d'or, Monaco, Monaco (3 volumes). , Gulbenkian# 899 Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian (publisher). A Catalogue of the Calouste Gulbenkian Collection of Greek Coins. Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian, Lisbon, Portugal (2 volumes). , Hollstein Keraunos# 1 Wilhelm Hollstein; 1995. “Münzen des Ptolemaios Keraunos” = “Coinage of Ptolemy Keraunos”, Schweizerische Numismatische Rundschau = Revue Suisse de Numismatique = Rivista Svizzera di Numismatica (Swiss Numismatic Review), Volume 74, pages 13-24.

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Obverse

Diademowa głowa bóstwa Aleksandra w prawo, z rogiem Amona. Automatically translated

Reverse

(en) Athena Nikephoros seated left, arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; in inner left field, head of lion left above elephant standing left; ΘE monogram on throne.

Script: grecki

Lettering:
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ
ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ

Mint

Lysimachia, Thracian Chersonesus, Turkey

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
ND (281 BC - 280 BC)								$ 7500

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Examples of the type

Picture 1 of the example of Tetradrachm - Ptolemy Ceraunus (In the name of Lysimachus; Lysimacheia)

Classical Numismatic Group Web Shop 731622; ex CNR XXVII, June 2002, lot 28

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Grade	Sold price
	Concordia Numismatic Auction 34 Lot 145	9 Oct 2025	XF	USD 8710.30 (EUR 7500.00) (+ buyer's premium)
© Concordia Numismatics e.U.
	Roma Numismatics Auction XI Lot 244	7 Apr 2016	XF	USD 4295.61 (GBP 3200.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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