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Tetradrachm - Lysimachus Cius
| Issuer | Kings of Thrace |
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| Year | 288 BC - 281 BC |
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| Value | Tetradrachm (4) |
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| Reverse script | Greek |
| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ |
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Struck at Cius in Bithynia during the final years of Lysimachus's reign, this issue belongs to the vast posthumous Alexander coinage that Lysimachus weaponized politically — minting coins in Alexander's name and image to legitimize his own rule over Thrace and western Asia Minor. The city of Cius, a Milesian colony on the Propontis, operated under his authority during this period as he consolidated control following the fragmentation of the Antigonid sphere after Ipsus in 301 BC.
Lysimachus died at the Battle of Corupedium in 281 BC, ending his kingdom entirely. Production at Cius ceased with it.