1.1965.1355: Drachm of Lysimachos of Thrace, Ephesos
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Identification and Creation
- Object Number
- 1.1965.1355
- People
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Lysimachos, Greek (r. 323-281 BCE)
- Title
- Drachm of Lysimachos of Thrace, Ephesos
- Classification
- Coins
- Work Type
- coin
- Date
- 294 -287 BCE
- Places
- Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Ephesos (Ionia)
- Period
- Hellenistic period, Early
- Culture
- Greek
- Persistent Link
- https://hvrd.art/o/186279
Physical Descriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Metal
- AR
- Technique
- Struck
- Dimensions
- 4.29 g
- Die Axis
- 9
- Denomination
- drachm
- Inscriptions and Marks
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- Reverse Inscription: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ
Provenance
- Recorded Ownership History
- Helbing, 8 November 1928
State, Edition, Standard Reference Number
- Standard Reference Number
- Thompson 174
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
- 1.1965.1355
- Division
- Asian and Mediterranean Art
- Contact
- am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
- Permissions
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Descriptions
- Description
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Obverse: Diademed head of the deified Alexander r., with horn of Ammon.
Reverse: Athena enthroned l., holding NIke and spear, and resting l. elbow on shield; to l., cithara; on throne, A.
Verification Level
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