Both sides of an irregularly shaped gold coin with relief decoration on each side.　
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On the side of the coin on the left is the head of a man facing right, long tendrils of curly hair held in place with a headband, a ram's horn worn around his ear. The other side of the coin depicts a woman seated on a throne facing left, wearing a crested helmet, right arm outstretched holding a small winged woman, left hand holding a spear with elbow resting on a shield decorated with a lion's head; to the right, a torch; surrounding the left and right sides, the Greek characters: Β Α Σ Ι Λ Ε Ω Σ / Λ Υ Σ Ι Μ Α Χ Ο Υ.

Identification and Creation

Object Number
1.1965.1348
People
Lysimachos, Greek (r. 323-281 BCE)
Title
Stater of Lysimachos of Thrace, Lampsakos
Classification
Coins
Work Type
coin
Date
297 - 281 BCE
Places
Creation Place: Ancient & Byzantine World, Asia, Lampsakos (Mysia)
Period
Hellenistic period, Early
Culture
Greek
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/185890

Location

Location
Level 3, Room 3440, Ancient Mediterranean and Middle Eastern Art, Ancient Middle Eastern Art in the Service of Kings
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Physical Descriptions

Medium
Gold
Metal
AV
Technique
Struck
Dimensions
8.52 g
Die Axis
8
Denomination
stater
Inscriptions and Marks
  • Reverse Inscription: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
From the Michailovich collection, Naville 4, 17 June 1922, lot. 519

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

Standard Reference Number
var.Thompson 39

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
1.1965.1348
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., wearing Corinthian helmet, holding Nike and spear, and resting l. elbow on shield with a lion's head in the center; monogram pi alpha to l.; to r., torch.

Exhibition History

  • The Portrait, Harvard University Art Museums, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 10/15/2004 - 01/09/2005
  • 32Q: 3440 Middle East, Harvard Art Museums, 11/16/2014 - 01/01/2050

Verification Level

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