Coin of Lysimachus

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Gold stater minted under the authority of King Lysimachus of Thrace (r. 305-281 BCE), show the deified portrait of Alexander the Great, wearing the royal fillet (diadema) with the ram's horn of Ammon on the obverse; the reverse features the enthroned Athena Nikephoros (holding a figurine of Nike), her left arm leaning on a shield, with a spear in the background; the legend names King Lysimachus.

CNG no. 108 (16 May 2018) lot 42; courtesy of Victor England, the Classical Numismatic Group.

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References

  • de Callataÿ, F. "Les tétradrachmes de Lysimaque frappés à Callatis." Studii ÅŸi Cercetări de Numismatică, 11, pp. 55-58.

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Group, C. N. (2019, June 01). Coin of Lysimachus. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10824/coin-of-lysimachus/

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Group, Classical Numismatic. "Coin of Lysimachus." World History Encyclopedia, June 01, 2019. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10824/coin-of-lysimachus/.

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Group, Classical Numismatic. "Coin of Lysimachus." World History Encyclopedia, 01 Jun 2019, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10824/coin-of-lysimachus/.

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