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Stater In the name of Lysimachus
| Issuer | Byzantion (Thrace) |
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| Year | 210 BC - 195 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and heroized head of the deified Alexander the Great facing right, rendered in fine Hellenistic style with richly detailed flowing hair swept back from the forehead and secured by a royal diadem. The effigy bears the horn of Ammon curling above the ear, denoting Alexander's divine association with the Egyptian god Zeus-Ammon. The portraiture is of exceptional sculptural quality, with strong facial features, a prominent nose, and idealized musculature at the neck, all characteristic of the posthumous coinage struck by Lysimachus. The flan is slightly irregular, consistent with hand-hammered production of the period. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ ΒΥ |
| Edge | Plain |
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