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Tetradrachm In the name of Lysimachus
| Issuer | Byzantion (Thrace) |
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| Year | 175 BC - 150 BC |
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| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed head of the deified Alexander the Great facing right, rendered in the idealized Hellenistic portrait tradition with characteristically voluminous, flowing locks of hair swept back from the forehead. A small horn of Ammon curls above the right ear, asserting Alexander's divine descent and his identification with Zeus-Ammon. The facial features are finely modeled with a smooth, youthful complexion, a prominent straight nose, and slightly parted lips. The portrait fills the flan with commanding presence, with no surrounding legend, the design relying entirely on the iconic effigy for identification. |
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| Reverse description | Athena Nikephoros seated left upon a throne, wearing helmet and aegis, her right hand extended to hold a winged Nike who crowns the royal name in the legend above. Her left arm rests upon a large round shield decorated with a gorgoneion in relief, while a long transverse spear leans behind her. A monogram appears in the inner left field, the civic letters BY are inscribed below the throne denoting the mint of Byzantion, and a filleted trident — the civic emblem of Byzantion — occupies the exergue. The legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ, reading 'of King Lysimachus,' frames the composition. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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