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Greek tetradrachm of Lysimachus, 280 BC (5 of 13)

Greek tetradrachm of Lysimachus, 280 BC

Lysimachus was one of the successors to Alexander the Great, and the obverse of this coin bears the famous conqueror's image as a way for Lysimachus to assert his legitimacy. 06/11/09

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