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Stater - Lysimachus Perinthus
| Issuer | Kings of Thrace |
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| Year | 283 BC - 282 BC |
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| Value | Gold Stater (20) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed head of the deified Alexander III the Great facing right, rendered in fine Hellenistic style with flowing, voluminous hair swept back from the forehead. A small but distinctive horn of Ammon curls above the right ear, symbolising Alexander's divine association with the Egyptian god Zeus-Ammon. The portrait displays high-relief modelling with carefully articulated curls framing the face, conveying an idealised, youthful effigy. The diadem is tied at the nape, with loose ends visible behind the neck. The field is plain, with no legend on the obverse. |
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| Reverse description | Athena Nikephoros, helmeted and enthroned, seated left upon a throne, her left arm resting on a large round shield set at her side, a long transverse spear rising diagonally in the background. In her extended right hand she holds a small Nike (Victory) figure. To the inner left, the conjoined foreparts of two rearing horses appear above a royal monogram, serving as a mint control mark. The legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ ('of King Lysimachus') is disposed in two lines flanking the enthroned figure, with ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ to the right and ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ to the left. The composition reflects the established typology of Lysimachus's coinage, closely derived from the posthumous staters of Alexander III. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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