Byzantion, Lysimachos, stater — Athena seated left (CN type 21009)
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
c. 175–150 BC
Issuing entity
ThraceStater in gold struck at Byzantion in Thrace under Lysimachos, dated c. 175–150 BC. Corpus Nummorum, the online type corpus of the Berlin-Brandenburg Academy of Sciences and Humanities, records it as CN type 21009 (period: Hellenistic Period; issuing authority type: city).
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 8.43 g (from 1 recorded specimen). The corpus assigns the type to the Attic weight standard. Published references cited by the corpus: Marinescu, Making and Spending Money Along the Bosporus: the Lysimachi Coinages Minted by Byzantium and Chalcedon and their Socio-Cultural Context, 1996, p. 128-129, nr. 307-309, pl. 26-27; Müller, Die Münzen des thracischen Königs Lysimachus, Kopenhagen 1858, nr. 195.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 4
- Photograph views
- 1
- Catalogue references
- 2
Counts describe this entry’s documentation, not authenticity, rarity or completeness. Photographs may show one specimen; check each caption and licence.
Historical context
Lysimachus, a companion and officer of Alexander the Great, was appointed strategos of Thrace in 323 BC and became king of Thrace in 306 BC before dying in 281 BC at the Battle of Corupedium. Byzantion was an ancient Greek city colonized by settlers from Megara in the 7th century BC. This Hellenistic gold stater, an ancient Greek coin denomination, was issued by the city of Byzantion in Thrace long after the king's death, carrying his royal title alongside the deified image of Alexander.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- gold
- Denomination
- stater
- Recorded mean weight
- 8.43 g (mean of 1 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Byzantion
- Region
- Thrace
- Authority type
- City
- Weight standard
- Attic
- 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/21009
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 21009
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Recorded
- Issue or mint date
- Recorded
- Material
- Recorded
- Weight
- Recorded
- Mint or printer
- Recorded
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Recorded
- Attached photograph (check rights)
- Recorded
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Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 128-129, nr. 307-309, pl. 26-27
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographynr. 195
Varieties
Byzantion, Lysimachos, stater (CN type 20092)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Byzantion, Lysimachos, stater (CN type 20093)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Byzantion, Lysimachos, stater (CN type 20100)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Byzantion, Lysimachos, stater (CN type 20182)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Byzantion, Lysimachos, stater (CN type 20183)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Byzantion, Lysimachos, stater (CN type 20187)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Byzantion, Lysimachos, stater (CN type 20730)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Byzantion, Lysimachos, stater (CN type 20731)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Byzantion, Lysimachos, stater (CN type 20732)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Byzantion, Lysimachos, stater (CN type 20733)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Byzantion, Lysimachos, stater (CN type 20734)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Byzantion, Lysimachos, stater (CN type 20735)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Byzantion, Lysimachos, stater (CN type 20736)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Byzantion, Lysimachos, stater (CN type 20737)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Byzantion, Lysimachos, stater (CN type 20738)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Byzantion, Lysimachos, stater (CN type 20739)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Byzantion, Lysimachos, stater (CN type 20740)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Byzantion, Lysimachos, stater (CN type 20741)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Byzantion, Lysimachos, stater (CN type 20742)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Byzantion, Lysimachos, stater (CN type 21021)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Byzantion, Lysimachos, stater (CN type 21044)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Byzantion, Lysimachos, stater (CN type 21174)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Byzantion, Lysimachos, stater (CN type 21190)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Byzantion, Lysimachos, stater (CN type 21191)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Byzantion, Lysimachos, stater (CN type 21192)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Byzantion, Lysimachos, stater (CN type 21194)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Byzantion, Lysimachos, stater (CN type 21520)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Byzantion, Lysimachos, stater (CN type 21521)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Byzantion, Lysimachos, stater (CN type 21556)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Byzantion, Lysimachos, stater (CN type 21575)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Byzantion, Lysimachos, stater (CN type 21577)
Near-identical catalogue variant (same obverse and reverse legends, type and denomination, differing only in minor marks or bust detail); consolidated into this entry.
Research required
- Diameter not recorded in the source corpus
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution