Tetradrachm Ancient Silver

NGC Ch VF Lysimachus Tetradrachm. Portrait of Alexander the Great. Silver Coin


NGC Ch VF Lysimachus Tetradrachm. Portrait of Alexander the Great. Silver Coin
NGC Ch VF Lysimachus Tetradrachm. Portrait of Alexander the Great. Silver Coin
NGC Ch VF Lysimachus Tetradrachm. Portrait of Alexander the Great. Silver Coin
NGC Ch VF Lysimachus Tetradrachm. Portrait of Alexander the Great. Silver Coin
NGC Ch VF Lysimachus Tetradrachm. Portrait of Alexander the Great. Silver Coin
NGC Ch VF Lysimachus Tetradrachm. Portrait of Alexander the Great. Silver Coin

NGC Ch VF Lysimachus Tetradrachm. Portrait of Alexander the Great. Silver Coin   NGC Ch VF Lysimachus Tetradrachm. Portrait of Alexander the Great. Silver Coin

NGC Ch VF 5/5 - 3/5. Kings of Thrace, Lysimachus (360-281 BC) AR Tetradrachm (16.92g, 31mm, 12h) Kyzikos, circa 305-281 BC.

Obv: Diademed head of the deified Alexander the Grerat right, with horn of Ammon / Rev: Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; to right, crowned by Nike to left, amphora in inner left field. Müller 299; SNG France 2526 var. This coin is guaranteed for life to be a genuine ancient coin. Here at Ancient Auctions we have pledged to uphold the highest ethical standards.

Lysimachus (Greek: Lysimachos; 360 BC - 281 BC) was a Macedonian officer and diadochus i. "Successor" of Alexander the Great, who became a basileus ("King") in 306 BC, ruling Thrace, Asia Minor and Macedon. One of Lysimachus's great personal friends was known to be Philippides of Kephale.

The decree for Philippides makes it evident that he was with the king during the revolution and the king himself often spoke well of Philippides efforts to the Athenian ambassadors. He also convinced the King to render much service after Ipsos, securing the release of the prisoners whom Lysimachus had taken. Lysimachus was born in 361 BC (or 355 BC), to a family of Thessalian Greek stock. He was the second son of Agathocles and his wife; there is some indication in the historical sources that this wife was perhaps named Arsinoe, and that Lysimachus' paternal grandfather may have been called Alcimachus.

His father was a nobleman of high rank who was an intimate friend of Philip II of Macedon, who shared in Philip II? S councils and became a favourite in the Argead court. Lysimachus and his brothers grew up with the status of Macedonians; all these brothers enjoyed with Lysimachus prominent positions in Alexander? S circle and, like him, were educated at the Macedonian court in Pella.

He was probably appointed Somatophylax during the reign of Philip II. During Alexander's Persian campaigns, in 328 BC he was one of his immediate bodyguards. In 324 BC, in Susa, he was crowned in recognition for his actions in India.

After Alexander's death in 323 BC, he was appointed to the government of Thrace as strategos although he faced some difficulties from the Thracian Dynasty Seuthes. International Buyers - Please Note. The item "NGC Ch VF Lysimachus Tetradrachm. Portrait of Alexander the Great. Silver Coin" is in sale since Saturday, January 11, 2020.

This item is in the category "Coins & Paper Money\Coins\ Ancient\Greek (450 BC-100 AD)". The seller is "ancientauctions" and is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. This item can be shipped worldwide.

  1. Ruler: Lysimachos
  2. Certification Number: 5768331-026
  3. Certification: NGC
  4. Date: 305-281 BC
  5. Grade: Ch VF 5/5 - 3/5
  6. Composition: Silver
  7. Denomination: Tetradrachm


NGC Ch VF Lysimachus Tetradrachm. Portrait of Alexander the Great. Silver Coin   NGC Ch VF Lysimachus Tetradrachm. Portrait of Alexander the Great. Silver Coin