COLLECTION NAME:
The AMICA Library
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The AMICA Library
Collection
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AMICA ID:
AIC_.1922.4924
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AIC_.1922.4924
AMICA ID
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AMICA Library Year:
1998
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1998
AMICA Library Year
false
Object Type:
Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
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Decorative Arts and Utilitarian Objects
Object Type
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Creator Name:
Lysimachus, King
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Lysimachus, King
Creator Name
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Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Mediterranean
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European; Southern European; Mediterranean
Creator Nationality
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Creator Dates/Places:
Greek; reigned 306-281 B.C. Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient
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Greek; reigned 306-281 B.C. Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
King Lysimachus
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King Lysimachus
Creator Name-CRT
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Creator Name:
Unknown
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Unknown
Creator Name
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Creator Nationality:
European; Southern European; Mediterranean
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European; Southern European; Mediterranean
Creator Nationality
false
Creator Dates/Places:
Ancient Greece Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient
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Ancient Greece Early Western World,Ancient Mediterranean,Ancient
Creator Dates/Places
false
Creator Name-CRT:
Greek
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Greek
Creator Name-CRT
false
Title:
Coin Showing Alexander the Great
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Coin Showing Alexander the Great
Title
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Title Type:
preferred
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preferred
Title Type
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Title:
Reverse: Athena enthroned holding Nike (Victory)
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Reverse: Athena enthroned holding Nike (Victory)
Title
false
Title Type:
alternate
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alternate
Title Type
false
View:
reverse
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reverse
View
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Creation Date:
Hellenistic Period, 306 - 281 B.C.
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Hellenistic Period, 306 - 281 B.C.
Creation Date
false
Creation Start Date:
-306
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-306
Creation Start Date
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Creation End Date:
-281
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-281
Creation End Date
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Materials and Techniques:
Silver tetradrachm
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Silver tetradrachm
Materials and Techniques
false
Classification Term:
Coin
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Coin
Classification Term
false
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.'
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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.'
Subject Description
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Creation Place:
...,Turkey,Aegean Region,Izmir province,Ephesus
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...,Turkey,Aegean Region,Izmir province,Ephesus
Creation Place
false
Dimensions:
Diam.: 3.1 cm (1-1/4 in.)
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Diam.: 3.1 cm (1-1/4 in.)
Dimensions
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AMICA Contributor:
The Art Institute of Chicago
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The Art Institute of Chicago
AMICA Contributor
false
Owner Location:
Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Chicago, Illinois, USA
Owner Location
false
ID Number:
1922.4924
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1922.4924
ID Number
false
Credit Line:
The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Martin A. Ryerson
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The Art Institute of Chicago, Gift of Martin A. Ryerson
Credit Line
false
Inscriptions:
Inscription [in Greek]: Basileos Lysimachou: '[minted by] King Lysimachus'
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Inscription [in Greek]: Basileos Lysimachou: '[minted by] King Lysimachus'
Inscriptions
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Rights:
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<a href="http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html"target="_new">http://www.artic.edu/aic/rights/main.rights.html</a>
Rights
false
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.
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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.
Context
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Related Image Identifier Link:
AIC_.E28681.TIF
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AIC_.E28681.TIF
Related Image Identifier Link
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