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Drachm - Lysimachus In the name of Alexander III, Lampsacus
| Issuer | Kings of Thrace |
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| Year | 299 BC - 296 BC |
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| Value | Drachm (1) |
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| Obverse description | Bare head of the youthful Heracles facing right, portrayed without beard, wearing the Nemean lion skin headdress with the scalp drawn over the crown and the forepaws knotted at the throat. The facial features are finely rendered in the Hellenistic tradition, with a prominent brow, almond-shaped eye, and slightly parted lips. The design is enclosed within a border of beaded dots. |
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| Mintage | ND (299 BC - 296 BC) |
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Lampsacus, a prosperous Greek city on the Hellespont's eastern shore, was one of the most prolific mints issuing coinage in the name of Alexander III long after his death. Lysimachus — one of Alexander's bodyguards turned king — exploited this convention deliberately, issuing "Alexander-type" coinage to project continuity and legitimacy across his Thracian and Anatolian territories. The var. designation against Price 1438 suggests a die combination not fully catalogued in Price's 1991 corpus, which remains the standard reference despite known gaps in its Lampsacus coverage.