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Stater In the name of Lysimachus
| Issuer | Byzantion (Thrace) |
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| Year | 150 BC - 120 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed and heroically idealized head of the deified Alexander III of Macedon facing right, rendered in high relief with characteristically flowing locks of hair swept back from the brow. A prominent ram's horn of Ammon curves forward above and behind the ear, signifying Alexander's divine association with Zeus-Ammon. The effigy displays finely engraved facial features with a strong profile, almond-shaped eye, and subtly parted lips. The diadem is rendered as a plain band tied across the hairline. No legend appears on the obverse; the field is otherwise plain. |
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| Reverse description | Athena Nikephoros seated left upon a throne, clad in chiton and aegis, holding a small Nike in her extended right hand and resting her left arm upon a large round shield set against the throne's side. A transverse spear leans diagonally in the background. The legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ runs along the upper and right fields. A monogram appears in the inner left field, while the letters ΒΥ, denoting the Byzantion mint, are placed below the throne. An ornate trident symbol occupies the exergue, serving as the principal mint mark identifying this issue to Byzantion. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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