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Tetradrachm - Lysimachos Smyrna
| Issuer | Kings of Thrace |
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| Year | 305 BC - 281 BC |
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| Composition | Silver |
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| Obverse description | Heroic portrait bust of the deified Alexander the Great facing right, diademed, with the ram's horn of Ammon curling behind the ear — a divine attribute asserting his descent from Zeus-Ammon. The hair is rendered in thick, flowing locks swept back from the forehead in the idealized Hellenistic tradition, with individual strands finely engraved. The portrait is set within a finely beaded border, with the neck truncation cleanly defined. The modelling is bold and plastic, characteristic of the finest Lysimachean die work, conveying both divine majesty and heroic youth. |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ Φ (Translation: King Lysimachos F) |
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