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Tetradrachm In the name of Lysimachus
| Issuer | Byzantion (Thrace) |
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| Year | 80 BC - 70 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Diademed head of the deified Alexander the Great facing right, wearing the horn of Ammon curling forward above the ear, rendered in the characteristic posthumous Lysimachean portrait style. The hair is depicted in bold, flowing locks swept back from the forehead with considerable sculptural depth and energy. The facial features are idealized yet powerful, with a strong jaw and prominent profile. No legend appears on the obverse field. |
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| Reverse description | Athena Nikephoros seated left on a throne, wearing a crested Attic helmet and chiton, her right arm extended forward presenting a small Nike who crowns the royal name; her left arm rests on a decorated shield adorned with a lion's head device. A spear leans against her left shoulder. In the left field, the royal legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ is inscribed vertically in two columns flanking the central figure. The Byzantion civic monogram BY appears in the inner left field. A trident symbol is visible in the lower field, serving as a mint control mark characteristic of the Byzantion issue. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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