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Stater - Lysimachus Calchedon
| Issuer | Kings of Thrace |
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| Year | 305 BC - 281 BC |
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| Value | Gold Stater (20) |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ |
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| Mintage | ND (305 BC - 281 BC) |
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Lysimachus began striking gold staters in his own name only after 305 BC, when he formally assumed the title of king following the partition of Alexander's empire among the Diadochi. The Calchedon mint, positioned at the mouth of the Bosphorus, gave him direct economic leverage over Black Sea trade — a strategic priority throughout his reign. These staters carried the deified Alexander's image not out of sentiment but as a deliberate legitimizing tool; Lysimachus had served as one of Alexander's bodyguards and understood exactly what that association was worth in a contested political climate.
His reign ended violently at the Battle of Corupedium in 281 BC, making the full production window of this type just under twenty-five years.