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Tetradrachm In the name of Lysimachus, Cyzicus
| Issuer | Kings of Thrace |
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| Year | 250 BC - 190 BC |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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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 over a century afterward. Cyzicus, a prosperous mint on the Propontis, was among the most prolific of these posthumous issuers. The coins carried political weight precisely because Lysimachus had been one of Alexander's most trusted generals — invoking his image was a claim to legitimacy, not nostalgia.
The SNG France 2533 die alignment places this issue firmly in the middle of Cyzicus's posthumous sequence, well after the city had passed through Seleucid and then Pergamene influence.