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Tetradrachm - Lysimachus Cius
| 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 facing right, rendered in fine Hellenistic style with flowing, elaborately engraved hair. A prominent curved ram's horn of Ammon emerges from above the ear, identifying Alexander as the divine son of Zeus-Ammon. The portrait is highly idealized, with strong facial modeling, a slightly parted mouth, and the characteristic upward gaze associated with Lysimachan Alexander types. The diadem is visible above the forehead, its ends trailing into the flowing locks behind the neck. No legend appears on the obverse field. |
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| Reverse description | Athena Nikephoros seated left on a throne, her right hand extending forward to present a small winged Nike figure who crowns the royal legend. Her left arm rests upon a large round shield decorated with a lion's head boss, and a spear leans against her left shoulder. The legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ runs to the right and left of the enthroned figure. A monogram appears in the outer left field, with a ME monogram surmounting a PHA monogram in the inner left field, and a club is placed in the exergue as an additional control symbol. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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