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Drachm - Lysimachus Kolophon
| Issuer | Kings of Thrace |
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| Year | 299 BC - 296 BC |
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| Weight | 4.27 g |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Mintage | ND (299 BC - 296 BC) |
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Struck at Kolophon during Lysimachus's aggressive consolidation of western Asia Minor, this drachm belongs to a relatively brief emission tied to his control of the region's coastal mints following the Battle of Ipsus in 301 BC. That victory over Antigonus gave Lysimachus dominion over much of Asia Minor, and the rapid activation of mints like Kolophon served the practical demand of paying troops and administering newly absorbed territories. Kolophon itself was an ancient and prosperous Ionian city — its mint had a long history before Lysimachus pressed it into Macedonian dynastic service.