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Tetradrachm: Head of Alexander (obverse); Athena (reverse)
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Tetradrachm: Head of Alexander (obverse); Athena (reverse)

297–281 BCE · silver

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A contemporary of Alexander the Great and one of his generals, Lysimachos used coins like this one to emphasize his connections to the fallen leader. The images of the goddesses Athena and Nike, or Victory, on the reverse, together with an inscription naming King Lysimachos, further legitimize his reign, first in Thrace and then in parts of Macedonia and Asia Minor.

Cleveland Museum of Art’s own description
Credit lineTetradrachm: Head of Alexander (obverse); Athena (reverse), 297–281 BCE. Greek, Macedonian, minted at Lysimachia (Thrake), reign of Lysimachos. Silver; diameter: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.984
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