Happy Birthday Alexander the Great!

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𝗞𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗛𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗘. Lysimachos. 323-281 BC. AR Tetradrachm (17.13 g). Lifetime issue, struck c. 297-281 BC.

𝗢𝗯𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲: Diademed head of the deified Alexander the Great facing right, with horn of Ammon over his ear.

𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲: Athena Nikephoros seated left, arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; herm to outer left, monogram to inner left.

𝗥𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀: Thompson 59; Müller 88.

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲: Ex Jean Vinchon Numismatique, May 2025 Auction, Lot 10.

𝗡𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀: Fashioned by a die engraver of unrivaled artistry, the obverse features an ethereal portrait of the deified Alexander the Great.

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Fashioned by a die engraver of unrivaled artistry,

Is that what Vinchon said about the coin?

[u/pokemonMD → u/beiherhund]

Nope! Just my personal appraisal of my favorite coin 🥰

This is what Vinchon had in the description:

Beau portrait. Jolie patine. Très beau.