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Stater In the name of Lysimachus
| Issuer | Byzantion (Thrace) |
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| Year | 175 BC - 150 BC |
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| Currency | Attic drachm |
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| Obverse description | Diademed head of the deified Alexander III (the Great) facing right, rendered in the Hellenistic portrait tradition with characteristic flowing, tousled hair and idealized youthful features. The ram's horn of Ammon curls subtly above the ear, asserting Alexander's divine lineage and association with the Egyptian deity Zeus-Ammon. The diadem, symbol of royal authority, is tied around the head with its ends visible behind the neck. The portrait is executed in high relief with fine engraving, filling the broad flan with commanding presence. |
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| Reverse description | Athena Nikephoros, helmeted and enthroned, seated left upon a throne, her left arm resting upon a large round shield set beside her and her right hand supporting a small Nike figure extending a wreath. A long transverse spear rises diagonally behind her in the field. The royal legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ is disposed to the right of the throne. A monogram appears to the inner left, the civic ethnic ΒΥ is inscribed below the throne identifying the Byzantion mint, and an ornate trident — the civic badge of Byzantion — occupies the exergue. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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