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Tetradrachm - Lysimachus Pergamon
| Issuer | Kings of Thrace |
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| Year | 287 BC - 282 BC |
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| Currency | Drachm |
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| Obverse description | Diademed head of the deified Alexander the Great facing right, depicted with the ram's horn of Ammon curling behind his ear, his hair rendered in thick, flowing locks characteristic of the Lysimachean portrait type. The effigy fills the flan with a bold, high-relief sculptural style, with no legend or border visible. The portrait conveys divine authority through the combination of royal diadem and divine attribute. |
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| Reverse description | Athena Nikephoros seated left on a throne, wearing helmet and aegis, holding a small Nike figure aloft in her right hand and resting her left arm on a large round shield decorated with an eagle emblem; a spear leans against her left shoulder. To the left, the vertical legend ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ; to the right, the vertical legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ, reading together as 'of King Lysimachus.' A circular monogram control mark is visible in the left field, with a crescent symbol below. The composition is characteristic of the Pergamene mint series of Lysimachus. |
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| Mint | Pergamon |
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