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Tetradrachm In the name of Lysimachus, Cyzicus
| Issuer | Kings of Thrace |
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| Year | 280 BC - 250 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Diademed head of the deified Alexander the Great facing right, adorned with the horn of Ammon curling behind the ear, rendered in fine Hellenistic style with richly detailed, flowing curls. The portrait is depicted in high relief, with a prominent brow, strong facial features, and an idealized youthful expression. A dotted border frames the design on the left side of the flan. No legend appears on the obverse, the entire field being devoted to the commanding royal portrait. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ |
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After Lysimachus died at the Battle of Corupedium in 281 BC, several cities continued striking tetradrachms in his name for decades — not out of political loyalty, but because his image carried commercial credibility across the Aegean trade networks. Cyzicus, a wealthy port on the Propontis with a long history of independent monetary ambitions, was among the most prolific of these posthumous issuers.
The Meydancikkale hoard, discovered in Cilicia and published in 1994, documented a concentrated find of posthumous Lysimachi that helped refine the chronology of several Cyzicene issues. The unlisted status against both Müller and Thompson suggests this piece falls outside the canonical die sequences — worth noting for anyone pursuing a complete typological record of the series.