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Drachm In the name of Alexander III, Magnesia ad Maeandrum
| Issuer | Kings of Thrace |
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| Year | 305 BC - 297 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left on a backless stool-throne, his draped lower body rendered with fine drapery folds; his outstretched right hand supports an eagle with spread wings, while his left hand holds a long sceptre rising diagonally into the field. In the left field, a lion head facing left appears above the Greek letter Σ (sigma), and beneath the throne a monogram control mark is placed. The legend ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ runs along the right field in clear Greek majuscules, identifying the coin as struck in the name of Alexander the Great. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ (Translation: Alexander (III, the Great)) |
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Struck at Magnesia ad Maeandrum during Lysimachus's consolidation of western Asia Minor following the fragmentation of Alexander's empire, this drachm was issued in Alexander's name rather than Lysimachus's own — a deliberate political calculation. For roughly the first decade of his reign, Lysimachus lacked the legitimacy to put his own portrait on coin, and continued Alexander's types across multiple mints as a claim to Macedonian succession. Magnesia was a productive mint in this transitional window, operating under Lysimachean control by around 305 BC.