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Gain access to this incredible resource through either a monthly or a yearly subscription and search the entire collection from your desktop, compare multiple images side by side and zoom into the minute details of the images. Visit www.davidrumsey.com/amica for more information on the collection, click on the link below the revolving thumbnail to the right, or email us at amica@luna-img.com . Creator Name: Lysimachus, King Creator Nationality: European; Southern European; Mediterranean Creator Role: Issued by Creator Dates/Places: Greek; reigned 306-281 B.C. Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient Creator Active Place: Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient Creator Name-CRT: King Lysimachus Creator Name: Unknown Creator Dates/Places: Ancient Greece Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient Creator Name-CRT: Greek Title: Coin Showing Alexander the Great Title Type: preferred Title: Reverse: Athena enthroned holding Nike (Victory) Title Type: alternate View: obverse Creation Start Date: -30 Creation End Date: -28 Creation Date: Hellenistic Period, 306 - 281 B.C. Creation Place: ...,Turkey,Aegean Region,Izmir province,Ephesus Object Type: Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects Classification Term: Coin Materials and Techniques: Silver tetradrachm Dimensions: Diam.: 3.1 cm (1-1/4 in.) Inscriptions: Inscription [in Greek]: Basileos Lysimachou: '[minted by] King Lysimachus' AMICA Contributor: The Art Institute of Chicago Owner Location: Chicago, Illinois, USA ID Number: 1922.4924 Credit Line: The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Martin A. Ryerson Rights: http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html Subject Description: The obverse of this coin bears an idealized portrait of Alexander with the mark of his divinity, the horns of Amun. The reverse is more remarkable, if more subtle. At first glance, this image could almost be taken for the enthroned Zeus holding an eagle,which appeared on the reverse of Alexander's silver coinage. But instead Lysimachus replaced the figures with the Athena and Nike from the two sides of Alexander's gold coinage. Thus, Lysimachus managed to advertise both his valuable connection with the divine Alexander and his own royal autonomy, as the little Nike extends a royal diadem over the words 'King Lysimachus.' Context: Greek (Kingdom of Thrace), minted in Ephesus; issued by King Lysimachus (reigned 306-281 B.C.). After the death of Alexander the Great, his successors scrambled to carve out their spheres of action. Lysimachus, a longtime companion and former bodyguard of Alexander, focused on building a power base in Thrace and extending it to include his native Thessaly. His rare personal courage-he once grappled with a lion-brilliance as a general were more impressive than his lukewarm gifts as an administratorl. As did all of Alexander's successors, Lysimachus profited from the publicity value of his long association with Alexander. Having usurped the title of king in 306 B.C., Lysimachus began to mint coins of his own (not reissues of Alexander's), yet these coins evoked Alexander far more than the new king. AMICA ID: AIC_.1922.4924 AMICA Library Year: 1998 Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Art Institute of Chicago, 1998 AMICA PUBLIC RIGHTS: a) Access to the materials is granted for personal and non-commercial use. b) A full educational license for non-commercial use is available from Cartography Associates at www.davidrumsey.com/amica/institution_subscribe.html c) Licensed users may continue their examination of additional materials provided by Cartography Associates, and d) commercial rights are available from the rights holder. Home
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