#g230# Greek bronze Macedonian coin of King Lysimachos from 305-281 BC UK - Head of Herakles right

-  Head of Herakles right wearing lionskin headdress

382–336 BC) was the king (basileus) of the kingdom of Macedon from 359 BC until his assassination in 336 BC

He is credited for several great landmarks in history and is probably best memorialized by the city that bore his name for hundreds of years: Constantinople

REFERENCE: SNG Stancomb 569

#g230# Greek bronze Macedonian coin of King Lysimachos from 305-281 BC UK - Head of Herakles rightWelcome to cc coins Up for auction is a Greek bronze Macedonian coin of King Lysimachos from 305 281 BC. Diameter: 21mm MINT: Anatolian Mint OBVERSE; NONE Head male right, wearing Phrygian helmet. REVERSE; BAIE YIMAXOY Trophy of captured arms, standing left, with helmet, shield, and spear. Reference: SNG Cop 1164 Lysimachos was born around 360 BC to Thessalian Greek parents who had migrated to Macedonia. He served in the army of Philip II and was