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Tetradrachm In the name of Lysimachus
| Issuer | Byzantion (Thrace) |
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| Year | 150 BC - 120 BC |
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| Currency | Attic drachm |
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| Reverse description | Athena Nikephoros seated left on a throne, wearing a crested helmet and himation, her left arm resting on a shield decorated with a gorgoneion, her right hand extending a small Nike who holds a wreath. An eagle stands to the left on a thunderbolt. The scene is framed by a wreath border. The Greek legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ to the right and ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ to the left flank the enthroned figure. The Byzantion mint monogram ΒΥ appears in the field, with additional control marks visible near the throne. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ ΒΥ |
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| Mint | Byzantion, modern-day Istanbul, Turkey |
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