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Tetradrachm - Lysimachus Lampsacus
| Issuer | Kings of Thrace |
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| Year | 297 BC - 281 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Diademed head of the deified Alexander the Great facing right, depicted wearing the ram's horn of Ammon curling behind the ear, a prominent divine attribute asserting his divine lineage. The portrait displays finely rendered wavy hair swept back from the forehead in the characteristic Hellenistic style, with a dotted border encircling the flan. The effigy is executed with confident, high-relief engraving typical of the finest Hellenistic die-cutting, conveying idealized heroic beauty. No legend appears on the obverse, the portrait alone serving as the regal and divine statement of authority. |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Athena Nikephoros seated left on a throne, wearing a crested Attic helmet, aegis across her chest, and flowing drapery over her lower body. She extends her right hand forward to support a small winged Nike, who faces left and holds a wreath, symbolizing victory bestowed upon the king. In her left hand she holds a tall spear, and a large oval shield rests against the throne to her right. The two-line legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ to the right and ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ to the left frames the central type, and a monogram within a circle appears on the shield as a mint control mark, with an additional control symbol visible in the lower right field. |
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