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Lysimacheia, bronze (CN type 12566)

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Record status

Individual type · research required

Period

ca. 277-265 v. Chr.

Issuing entity

Thrace

Coin type in bronze struck at Lysimacheia in Thrace dated ca. 277-265 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 12566. Obverse: Turreted and laureate head of Tyche, right. Reverse: Lion sitting right.

Physical characteristics

Material
bronze
Recorded diameter
11.2–23.6 mm (from 53 recorded specimens)
Recorded mean weight
5.32 g (mean of 56 recorded specimens)

Technical characteristics

Mint
Lysimacheia
Region
Thrace
Authority type
City

Design

Obverse type
Turreted and laureate head of Tyche, right.
Reverse type
Lion sitting right.
Reverse legend
ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΕΩΝ

Identification

Period
Hellenistic Period
Recorded findspots
Pinarhisar, Kırklareli Province, Tekirdağ
Type corpus record
https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/12566
Type corpus identifier
CN type 12566

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Material
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Weight
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