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Search Advanced Search Search By Coin ID     Home ANCIENT/BYZANTINE Ancient Spain (872) Byzantine (753) MEDIEVAL/EARLY WORLD Germany (30) MODERN WORLD COUNTERFEITS AND IMITATIONS   Submit New Coin(s)   Sponsors page Terms of Service Contact Us About Us FAQ Page Coin Detail Click here to see enlarged image. ID:     18799      [UNVERIFIED] Type:     Greek Region:     BITHYNIA City:     Calchedon Metal:     Silver Denomination:     Tetradrachm Date Struck:     B.C. c. 240 - 220 Diameter:     29.8 mm Weight:     16.572 g Die Axis:     10.5 h Obverse Description:     Diademed head of Alexander the Great wearing the horn of Ammon Reverse Legend:     ΒΑΣΙΛΣΩΣ ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ Reverse Description:     Athena enthroned left, rests arm on shield, transverse spear against right side, holds Nike crowning name, monogram inner left, grain-ear in ex Primary Reference:     cf. SNG BM Black Sea 131 Reference2:     BMC 21 (reverse legend (reverse legend ΚΑΛΧA−ΔΟΝΙΩN) Reference3:     cf. Seyrig in Essays Robinson pl. 24, 20 (monogram ) & 21 Photograph Credit:     FORUM ANCIENT COINS Source:     http://www.forumancientcoins.com/catalog/roman-and-greek-coins.asp?zpg=18028 Notes:     Although both symbols were used at Cius, the style is quite different from Cius. Both symbols were also used at Kalchedon; this monogram was also used on a later Lysimachos type with the reverse legend modified to ΚΑΛΧA−ΔΟΝΙΩN (BMC 21). The style is that of Kalchedon.

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