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Tetradrachm In the name of Lysimachus
| Issuer | Byzantion (Thrace) |
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| Year | 240 BC - 220 BC |
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| Shape | Round (irregular) |
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| Obverse description | Diademed head of the deified Alexander the Great facing right, rendered in the Hellenistic portrait tradition with flowing, leonine locks and the ram's horn of Ammon curling behind the ear, signifying his divine status as son of Zeus-Ammon. The diadem is prominently rendered across the forehead, and the facial features display the idealised yet individualistic style characteristic of posthumous Lysimachean coinage. The flan is broad and slightly irregular, with the portrait well-centred and boldly struck in high relief. No legend appears on the obverse. |
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| Reverse description | Athena Nikephoros seated left on a throne, wearing helmet and aegis, holding a small Nike in her outstretched right hand who crowns the royal name; her left arm rests upon a large round shield decorated with a lion's head boss. A transverse spear leans behind the goddess. The legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ runs in the field, with the control mark MI (possibly MT) inscribed in the inner left field. The composition follows the standard posthumous Lysimachus reverse type widely adopted across successor mints. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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