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Drachm - Lysimachus In the name of Alexander III, Abydus
| Issuer | Kings of Thrace |
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| Year | 301 BC - 299 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left on a backless throne, his outstretched right hand presenting an eagle, while his left hand firmly grasps a long sceptre. In the left field, a forepart of a lion facing left appears above the Macedonian letter M; below the throne, a griffin head facing left serves as a mint control symbol. The reverse legend in Greek identifies the issuing authority of Lysimachus, King of Thrace. |
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| Mint | Abydus |
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Lysimachus began striking coins in Alexander's name rather than his own shortly after Ipsus in 301 BC, a calculated political move that kept his territories solvent on the back of Alexander's still-commanding prestige. Abydus, controlling the narrowest crossing of the Hellespont, was strategically indispensable — whoever held it controlled movement between Europe and Asia. The mint's output during these two years was modest, and the Price L20 designation reflects a type not recorded in Müller's corpus at all.