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Tetradrachm - Lysimachus Amphipolis
| Issuer | Kings of Thrace |
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| Year | 288 BC - 281 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Diademed head of the deified Alexander the Great facing right, wearing the ram's horn of Ammon curling forward above the ear, rendered with finely detailed wavy hair and youthful idealized features in the Hellenistic portrait tradition. The effigy is set within a beaded border that frames the entire obverse field. The portrait displays exceptional high relief and fluid modeling characteristic of the Amphipolis mint's skilled die engravers. No legend appears on the obverse, the heroic image of Alexander serving as the sole identifying device. |
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| Reverse description | Athena Nikephoros seated left on a throne, clad in chiton, himation, and crested Attic helmet, her left arm resting on a large round shield decorated with a lion's head gorgoneion, her right hand extending to receive a small Nike who proffers a wreath. A long spear rests diagonally behind her. The divided royal legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ to the right and ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ to the left flanks the central figure in vertical arrangement. A monogram or control mark appears in the lower right field, and the mint control symbol ΙΔΡ is inscribed in the exergue. The entire composition is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ |
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