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Tetradrachm In the name of Lysimachus, Cyzicus
| Issuer | Kings of Thrace |
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| Year | 250 BC |
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| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
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Lysimachus died at the Battle of Corupedium in 281 BC, yet cities across the Aegean continued striking tetradrachms in his name for generations afterward. Cyzicus, a wealthy mint on the Propontis with deep commercial ties to Black Sea trade routes, was among the most prolific of these posthumous issuers. The coins functioned as a trusted trade currency precisely because the Lysimachean type had already achieved wide recognition — the name carried monetary credibility long after the man was gone.