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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 and heroically idealized head of the deified Alexander the Great facing right, rendered in fine Hellenistic style with flowing, voluminous locks of hair swept back from the brow. A small but distinctly curved horn of Ammon projects from the temple, asserting Alexander's divine association with Zeus-Ammon. The portrait is set within a plain inner field bordered by a delicate dotted bead-and-reel circle, with no legend present on the obverse. The high-relief effigy displays exceptional artistry, with carefully engraved facial features including a straight nose, defined lips, and a pronounced upswept hairstyle characteristic of official Lysimachean coinage. |
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| Reverse description | Athena Nikephoros seated left on a throne, draped, her right hand extending forward to receive Nike, who crowns the royal epithet in the legend field; her left arm rests upon a large round shield decorated with a lion's head boss. A transverse spear is placed diagonally behind the goddess. In the inner left field, a flower serves as a mint control symbol. The two-line Greek legend ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ above and ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ below identifies the issuing authority as King Lysimachus of Thrace. |
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| Mint | Sestos |
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