Tetradrachm In the name of Lysimachus, Cyzicus

Lysimachus died at the Battle of Corupedium in 281 BC, yet coins struck in his name continued circulating and being minted for decades afterward — a deliberate choice by successor cities seeking the commercial credibility his portrait conferred. Cyzicus, a major trading hub on the Propontis, was among the most prolific of these posthumous issuers. The practice was not sentimental; Lysimachean tetradrachms had become a trusted currency across the Aegean trade network, and cities simply kept producing what merchants would accept without question.