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Lysimacheia, Lysimachos, tetradrachm — Athena seated left (CN type 12078)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

c. 297–281 BC

Issuing entity

Thrace

Tetradrachm in silver struck at Lysimacheia in Thrace under Lysimachos, dated c. 297–281 BC. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 12078 (period: Hellenistic Period; issuing authority type: ruler).

Obverse: Diademed head of deified Alexander the Great with horn of Ammon, right. Reverse: Athena (Nikephoros) seated left, holding Nike and spear; shield behind. Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ. Measured specimens give a mean weight of 17.1 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens) and a diameter of 28 mm (from 1 recorded specimen). Published references cited by the corpus: Thompson, The mints of Lysimachus, 1968, p. 169, nr. 11, pl. 16.

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Historical context

Lysimachos was an officer and successor of Alexander the Great who ruled as king of Thrace from 306 BC until his death in 281 BC at the Battle of Corupedium. Under his reign, large silver tetradrachms were issued across his territories to finance state expenditures and military operations. This Hellenistic royal coin was produced between c. 297 and 281 BC at Lysimacheia, an important town established on the Thracian Chersonese.

Physical characteristics

Material
silver
Denomination
tetradrachm
Recorded diameter
28 mm (from 1 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
17.1 g (mean of 3 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Lysimacheia
Region
Thrace
Authority type
Ruler
Issuing authority
Lysimachos

Design

Obverse type
Diademed head of deified Alexander the Great with horn of Ammon, right.
Reverse type
Athena (Nikephoros) seated left, holding Nike and spear; shield behind.
Reverse legend
ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ

Identification

Period
Hellenistic Period
How to identify
Check the mint name or ethnic, the reverse type and the legend together, then compare weight and module; types from the same mint often differ only in legend arrangement, magistrate names or control marks.
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12078
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12078

Documentation checklist

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Catalogue references

Varieties

  • Lysimacheia, Lysimachos, tetradrachm (CN type 12079)

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • Lysimacheia, Lysimachos, tetradrachm (CN type 12080)

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • Lysimacheia, Lysimachos, tetradrachm (CN type 12212)

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • Lysimacheia, Lysimachos, tetradrachm (CN type 12213)

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • Lysimacheia, Lysimachos, tetradrachm (CN type 12214)

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • Lysimacheia, Lysimachos, tetradrachm (CN type 12215)

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • Lysimacheia, Lysimachos, tetradrachm (CN type 12217)

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • Lysimacheia, Lysimachos, tetradrachm (CN type 12218)

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • Lysimacheia, Lysimachos, tetradrachm (CN type 12219)

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • Lysimacheia, Lysimachos, tetradrachm (CN type 12220)

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • Lysimacheia, Lysimachos, tetradrachm (CN type 12221)

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • Lysimacheia, Lysimachos, tetradrachm (CN type 12222)

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • Lysimacheia, Lysimachos, tetradrachm (CN type 12223)

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • Lysimacheia, Lysimachos, tetradrachm (CN type 12224)

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

  • Lysimacheia, Lysimachos, tetradrachm (CN type 12235)

    Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.

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