Tetradrachm: Head of Alexander (obverse); Athena (reverse)
-297–-281
- Medium
- silver
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 3 cm (1 3/16 in.)
- Genre
- Coin
- Museum
- Cleveland Museum of Art
Tags
Greek, Macedonian, minted at Lysimachia (Thrake), reign of Lysimachos
About
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.