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Stater In the name of Lysimachus, Cyzicus
| Issuer | Kings of Thrace |
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| Year | 250 BC |
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| Weight | 8.47 g |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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| Mintage | ND (-250) |
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Lysimachus died at the Battle of Corupedium in 281 BC, yet cities across the Aegean continued striking gold staters in his name for generations afterward — some for over a century. Cyzicus was among the most prolific of these posthumous minting authorities, leveraging the enduring commercial prestige of the Lysimachan type on trade routes connecting the Black Sea to the Aegean. The coinage functioned essentially as a trusted bullion currency, its value resting on the recognized type rather than any living king's authority.
Thompson's die study remains the definitive reference for sorting these posthumous issues by city and chronology.