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Drachm - Lysimachus In the name of Alexander III, Ephesos
| Issuer | Kings of Thrace |
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| Year | 300 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Youthful head of Heracles facing right, wearing the Nemean lion skin headdress, the scalp knotted at the throat with the forepaws draped over the shoulder; the fine die work displays carefully rendered curling locks escaping beneath the pelt. The portrait, struck in the name of Alexander III, is rendered in the idealized Hellenistic style characteristic of the Ephesos mint. A dotted border frames the design. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Zeus Aëtophoros enthroned left on a stool-throne, his right hand extended forward bearing an eagle and his left hand resting on a tall sceptre; the field to the left displays the mint control mark of a bee flanked by the letters Ε and Φ, identifying the Ephesos mint. The reverse legend ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ runs in the upper right field. The composition follows the standard Alexandrine reverse type established throughout the Successor coinage. |
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