Lysimachos; Apollo/youth on horseback
50,00 €
Description
Lysimachos (305 – 281 BC). Lysimacheia mint, 305-301 BC. Laureate head of Apollo right / ΦIΛIÎ Î OY; warrior on horseback right, forepart of lion and ΛY below.
Specifications
| Diameter [mm]: | AE18 |
| Weight [g]: | 5,04 |
| Grade: | aVF/aVF |
| Attribution: | Thompson 2; Müller p. 39 |
| Commentary: | scarce; dark patina with contrasting deposits, well centered |
Historical Context
Lysimachos' part in the final destruction of Antigonos at the battle of Ipsos in 301 BC, and finally the end of the unity of Alexander's empire, was crucial; he held the Antigonid forces in Asia Minor until Seleukos could arrive from the east with his war elephants.
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