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Tetradrachm - Lysimachus Lampsacus
| Issuer | Kings of Thrace |
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| Year | 297 BC - 281 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Reverse description | Athena Nikephoros seated left on a throne, her right hand extending forward to hold a winged Nike who crowns the royal name in the legend. Her left arm rests upon a large round shield decorated with a lion's head boss, while a transverse spear is placed behind her. In the outer left field stands a herm facing left; in the inner left field appears a monogram. The Greek legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ, meaning 'of King Lysimachus,' runs around the reverse field. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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Lysimachus seized Lampsacus early in the wars of the Diadochi and retained it as one of his principal mints precisely because of its established reputation for high-quality silver coinage — the city had been striking respected issues long before he arrived. These tetradrachms were struck in the final decade of his reign, when Lysimachus controlled a territory stretching from Thrace through Asia Minor, and the mint was operating at pace to fund ongoing military commitments against Seleucus I. He died at the Battle of Corupedium in 281 BC, the last of Alexander's generals to fall in open battle.