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Stater In the name of Lysimachus
| Issuer | Byzantion (Thrace) |
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| Year | 190 BC - 175 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Diademed head of the deified Alexander III (the Great) facing right, portrayed in the Hellenistic tradition with the ram's horn of Ammon curling behind the ear, associating him with the Egyptian deity and asserting divine status. The hair is rendered in fine wavy locks emanating from beneath the diadem, with richly detailed, deeply carved strands swept back in a naturalistic yet idealized style. The portrait is executed with considerable artistic skill, displaying a strong, youthful profile with pronounced facial features characteristic of posthumous Lysimachean coinage. No legend appears on the obverse; the image alone carries the dynastic and divine statement. |
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| Reverse description | Athena Nikephoros seated left upon a throne, her right hand extended holding a Nike (Victory) who faces left, and her left arm resting upon a large round shield decorated in relief. A long transverse spear leans diagonally in the background behind the throne. The royal legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ runs along the upper and right fields, identifying the issuing authority as King Lysimachus. The civic magistrate's abbreviation ΒΥ appears below the throne, identifying the mint of Byzantion, while an ornate trident symbol is placed in the exergue, serving as an additional Byzantion civic badge. A monogram appears to the inner left field. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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