Lysimacheia, bronze (CN type 12124)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 255-250 v. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

Coin type in bronze struck at Lysimacheia in Thrace dated ca. 255-250 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12124. Obverse: Head of Heracles, right, wearing lion skin. Reverse: Artemis advancing right, holding torch in both hands.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
22.9–28 mm (from 134 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
9.96 g (mean of 141 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Lysimacheia
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Head of Heracles, right, wearing lion skin.
Reverse type
Artemis advancing right, holding torch in both hands.
Reverse legend
ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΕΩΝ

Identification

Period
Hellenistic Period
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12124
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12124

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