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Tetradrachm - Lysimachus Amphipolis
| Issuer | Kings of Thrace |
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| Year | 288 BC - 281 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Diademed head of the deified Alexander III (the Great) facing right, rendered in the Hellenistic portrait tradition with flowing, voluminous hair and idealized facial features. The effigy bears the small curved horn of Ammon emerging from the hairline above the ear, asserting Alexander's divine association with the Egyptian god Zeus-Ammon. The diadem is visible across the upper forehead, its ends trailing behind the neck. The portrait is set within a plain inner field, enclosed by a dotted border, and displays fine high-relief engraving characteristic of the Lysimachean mint style. |
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| Reverse description | Athena Nikephoros seated left upon a throne, wearing a crested helmet and aegis, her right hand extending forward to hold a winged Nike who crowns the royal legend with a wreath. Her left arm rests upon a large round shield decorated with a lion's head boss, and a spear leans against her left shoulder. In the inner left field, a kerykeion (caduceus) is placed with its handle oriented toward the inner left. A monogram appears in the outer right field as a mint control mark. The two-line Greek legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ — meaning 'of King Lysimachus' — flanks the enthroned figure on either side, all within a dotted border. |
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| Mintage | ND (288 BC - 281 BC) |
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