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Tetradrachm - Lysimachus Sardis
| Issuer | Kings of Thrace |
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| Year | 297 BC - 287 BC |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse description | Diademed head of the deified Alexander the Great facing right, with flowing curly hair and the horn of Ammon curling above the ear, indicative of his divine associations with Zeus-Ammon. The portrait is rendered in high relief with fine naturalistic detail characteristic of early Hellenistic die-cutting. A dotted border frames the entire field. |
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| Reverse description | Athena Nikephoros seated left on a throne, helmeted and draped, holding a small winged Nike on her outstretched right hand and resting her left arm on a large round shield propped against the throne; a spear leans diagonally in the field. The Greek royal legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ to the right and ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ to the left flank the central figure. A control monogram appears in the lower left field within a linear square, and a secondary control mark is visible in the exergue. The composition follows the canonical Lysimachean reverse type established across his mint network. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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