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Tetradrachm In the name of Lysimachus, Cyzicus
| Issuer | Kings of Thrace |
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| Year | 281 BC |
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| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
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| Reverse description | Athena Nikephoros seated left on a throne, helmeted and draped, holding a small Nike in her outstretched right hand and resting her left arm on a large round shield decorated with a gorgoneion; a spear leans against her right shoulder. A monogram appears in the left field. Nike extends a wreath toward Athena. The Greek royal legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ to the right and ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ to the left flank the central figure, identifying the issuing authority as King Lysimachus of Thrace. |
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| Mintage | ND (-281) - after 281 BC |
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Lysimachus was killed at the Battle of Corupedium in 281 BC — the very year this coin was struck — when Seleucus I invaded western Anatolia and dismantled the last major successor kingdom in one engagement. Cyzicus, a mint of considerable prestige on the Propontis, continued striking in Lysimachus's name even after his death, as the iconography had become currency of legitimacy across the Aegean world rather than a statement of living rule.
The posthumous issue tradition for Lysimachus ran for generations at multiple mints, making precise attribution dependent on die study. The Meydancikkale hoard, recovered from Cilicia, places coins of this type in circulation well into the mid-third century.