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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     732182      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Greek Region:     THRACIAN KINGS AND DYNASTS Issuer:     Lysimachos Date Ruled:     323-281 BC Metal:     Gold Denomination:     Stater Struck / Cast:     struck Date Struck:     BC 3rd century Weight:     8.45 g Obverse Description:     Diademed head of deified Alexander right, wearing horn of Ammon Reverse Legend:     ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ Reverse Description:     Athena Nikephoros seated left, holding Nike in extended right hand, left arm resting on shield; ΕΚΩ monogram above knee, ΚΑΛ below throne Mint:     Kallatis Primary Reference:     MÜller - Reference2:     Hunterian pg. 427, 10 corr. (EK monogram) Reference3:     AMNG 255 Photograph Credit:     Classical Numismatic Group Source:     http://www.cngcoins.com/Coin.aspx?CoinID=22677 Grade:     EF Notes:     Extremely Rare early Kallatis type Most Lysimachos-type staters of Kallatis were issued under Mithradates IV during the First Mithradatic War, but this particular coin is of an earlier style and is not recorded in DeCallataÿ's study of the Mithradatic Era. Also, Pick, in AMNG, notes that this coin was not likely issued under Mithradates.

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