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Tetradrachm - Lysimachus Lampsacus
| Issuer | Kings of Thrace |
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| Year | 297 BC - 281 BC |
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| Orientation | Variable alignment ↺ |
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| Obverse description | Diademed head of the deified Alexander III (the Great) facing right, rendered in fine Hellenistic style with flowing locks of hair swept back from the brow. A prominent ram's horn of Ammon curls behind the ear, affirming Alexander's divine association with the Egyptian god Zeus-Ammon. The portraiture is deeply struck with naturalistic modelling of the facial features, characteristic of the Lampsacus mint's accomplished die-cutters. No legend appears on the obverse, the divine identification conveyed entirely through iconography. |
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| Reverse description | Athena Nikephoros enthroned to the left upon a high-backed throne, her body draped in chiton and himation. She extends her right hand to receive Nike, the winged goddess of victory, who faces left and crowns the royal name in the field above; her left elbow rests upon a large round shield set against the throne. A long spear is depicted transversely behind the throne with the point directed downward. In the inner left field, a monogram appears above a crescent, serving as a mint control mark. The legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ, meaning 'of King Lysimachus', is disposed in two lines in the right and upper fields respectively. |
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| Reverse lettering | ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ |
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