
The reverse of the Lysimachus gold stater features the helmeted and armoured figure of the goddess Athena, one elbow resting on a shield and the other hand holding a figure of Nike. It is uncertain what the exergual group of figures represents. One suggestion was Romulus and Remus being suckled by the she wolf, though I consider this very unlikely. If these were the founders of Rome, a mint attribution to Troas in Ilium would logically follow, since Troy was the original city of their ancestors. The buyer should make their own decision of the symbol and attribution. The certification holder just uses a regional attribution of "Thrace" ANACS AU 50 $4700.
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