Lysimachos, bronze (CN type 19862)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
306-281 v. Chr.
Coin type in bronze under Lysimachos dated 306-281 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 19862. Obverse: Head of Athena, right, wearing Attic helmet. Reverse: Lion leaping right; below, spear-head.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze
- Recorded diameter
- 18–21 mm (from 134 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 4.77 g (mean of 143 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Authority type
- Ruler
- Issuing authority
- Lysimachos
Design
- Obverse type
- Head of Athena, right, wearing Attic helmet.
- Reverse type
- Lion leaping right; below, spear-head.
- Reverse legend
- ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ
Identification
- Period
- Hellenistic Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/19862
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 19862
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Research required
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Research required
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1153-1154
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 963, pl. 40, pic. 963
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 1242-1247
Research required
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