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Tetradrachm In the name of Lysimachus, Cyzicus
| Issuer | Kings of Thrace |
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| Year | 250 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Diademed head of the deified Alexander the Great facing right, with the ram's horn of Ammon curling behind the ear, rendered in high relief with elaborately styled flowing locks framing the face. The portraiture follows the heroic Hellenistic convention established on Lysimachean coinage, conveying divine authority and idealized youth. A beaded border frames the design along the coin's inner edge. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ |
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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.