v16_0026 - THRACE - THRACIAN KINGDOM - LYSIMACHOS Tétradrachme
MONNAIES 16 (2002)
Starting price : 300.00 €
Estimate : 550.00 €
Realised price : 300.00 €
Starting price : 300.00 €
Estimate : 550.00 €
Realised price : 300.00 €
Type : Tétradrachme
Date: c. 280 AC.
Mint name / Town : Thrace ou Macédoine
Metal : silver
Diameter : 28,5 mm
Orientation dies : 12 h.
Weight : 17,08 g.
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Flan large, mais légèrement taché au revers. Beau portrait légèrement tréflé
Catalogue references :
Obverse
Obverse legend : A SOUS LE BUSTE.
Obverse description : Tête imberbe d'Alexandre le Grand sous les traits de Zeus-Ammon, cornu et diadémé à droite.
Reverse
Reverse description : Athéna nicéphore assise à gauche sur un trône, tenant un petite Niké de la main droite qui couronne le nom de Lysimaque et le coude gauche reposant sur un bouclier orné d'un masque de lion ; dans le champ à gauche, un caducée orné d’une hampe ; dans le champ à droite, un monogramme.
Reverse legend : BASILEWS// LUSIMCOU// QE
Commentary
Cet exemplaire énigmatique présente plusieurs particularités. Au droit, le portrait est signé sous la base du cou ce qui est normalement rare pour le monnayage de Lysimaque et ne se rencontre que pour l’atelier de Pergame. Dans la nomenclature de Muller, ce tétradrachme est assigné aux émissions incertaines de Thrace. Au revers, sous le second monogramme, nous trouvons un symbole, une lettre ou un graffiti en forme de 7 ou de Z.
This enigmatic specimen has several peculiarities. On the obverse, the portrait is signed under the base of the neck, which is normally rare for Lysimachus' coinage and is only found for the Pergamon mint. In Muller's nomenclature, this tetradrachm is assigned to the uncertain issues of Thrace. On the reverse, under the second monogram, we find a symbol, a letter or graffiti in the shape of a 7 or a Z
This enigmatic specimen has several peculiarities. On the obverse, the portrait is signed under the base of the neck, which is normally rare for Lysimachus' coinage and is only found for the Pergamon mint. In Muller's nomenclature, this tetradrachm is assigned to the uncertain issues of Thrace. On the reverse, under the second monogram, we find a symbol, a letter or graffiti in the shape of a 7 or a Z
Historical background
THRACE - THRACIAN KINGDOM - LYSIMACHOS
(323-301-281 BC)
Coinage in the name and type of Lysimachos
Lysimachus (c. 360-281 BC) was one of Alexander's leading generals. After the death of the brilliant conqueror on June 14, 323 BC, a fratricidal fight opposed the Diadochi, his successors. Lysimachus, initially favorable to the survival of the Empire, supports Antipater before becoming independent in 315 before J. - C., receiving the administration of Thrace. In 306 BC, after the naval battle of Salamis in Cyprus, Lysimachus, imitating Antigonus the One-eyed, his irreducible enemy, took the title of king (Basileos), both followed by Demetrius, Ptolemy, Seleucus and Cassander. Allied with Ptolémée, they crush Antigone which dies with the battle of Ipsos in 301 before J. - C. It is the birth of the kingdom of Thrace and the beginning of the personal coinage of Lysimaque. He must fight against Demetrius in Macedonia and Thrace. After 288 BC, he remained the most powerful of the reigning monarchs over Europe and Asia Minor. Lysimachus, aged 80, was killed at the Battle of Couroupédion in 281 BC..
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