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Tetradrachm - Lysimachus Sestos
| 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 III (the Great) facing right, rendered in fine Hellenistic style with deeply modelled, flowing hair adorned with a diadem. The curling locks are rendered with exceptional sculptural detail, and the horn of Ammon — a small ram's horn emerging just above the ear — signifies Alexander's divine association with Zeus-Ammon following his visit to the oracle at Siwa. The portrait occupies nearly the full flan, with the field left plain and uninscribed. |
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| Reverse description | Athena Nikephoros seated left on a throne, wearing helmet and aegis, holding a small Nike in her extended right hand who crowns the royal name; her left arm rests upon a large round shield decorated with a lion's head boss. A transverse spear leans behind her. In the inner left field, a bee symbol appears above a grain ear, serving as a mint control mark for Sestos. The Greek legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ above and ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ below identifies the issuing authority as King Lysimachus. |
| Reverse script | Greek |
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