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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.1358
People
Lysimachos, Greek (r. 323-281 BCE)
Title
Posthumous stater of Lysimachos of Thrace, Byzantium
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
190 -110 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Europe, Byzantium (Thrace)
Period
Hellenistic period
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/185281

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
8.31 g
Die Axis
12
Denomination
stater
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Glendining, 3 December 1929, 746

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
See P. Pollak, "A Bithynian Hoard of the First Century B.C.", ANSMN 16 (1970), pp. 45-60

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Loan from the Trustees of the Arthur Stone Dewing Greek Numismatic Foundation
Object Number
1.1965.1358
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
Obverse: Diademed head of the deified Alexander r., with horn of Ammon.
Reverse: BASILEOS LYSIMACHOU; Athena enthroned l., holding NIke and spear, and resting l. elbow on shield; on throne, BY; to l., two symbols; in exergue, trident.

Verification Level

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