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Authority: Lysimachos

Date:297 - 281 BCE

Mint: Lampsakos

Denomination: Tetradrachm

Material: Silver

Diameter: 32.2 mm

Weight: 16.81 g

Obverse: Diademed head of the deified Alexander right, with horn of Ammon

Reverse: Athena Nikephoros seated left; transverse spear in background, herm to outer left, monogram to inner left

Legend: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ

Symbol (Inner Left): ΔΞ monogram

Symbol (Outer Left): Herm

Reference: Thompson 50; Müller 91