During Alexander's Persian campaigns, in 328 BC he was one of his immediate bodyguards. After Alexander’s death in 323 BC, he was appointed to the government of Thrace as strategos.
In 306/305 BC, Lysimachus followed the example of Antigonus I and assumed the royal title, which he held until his death at Corupedium in 281 BC.


Reverse: Athena Nikephoros seated left; BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΛYΣIMAXOY, monogram (ΠΩΛYB) to left; BY below throne, trident in exergue
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.89 g

Reverse: Athena enthroned left, holding Nike with wreath, transverse spear, resting hand on shield; BAΣIΛEΩΣ / ΛYΣIMAXOY // AΣ / KAΛXA
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 17.1 g

Reverse: ΒΑΣΙ/ΛΥΣΙ in two lines within wreath of corn
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 0 g

Reverse: wreath of grain; BAΣI / ΛYΣI
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 1.6 g

Reverse: BAΣIΛEΩΣ ΛYΣIMAΧOY / Athena seated left, holding Nike and resting elbow on shield at side, spear leaning against far shoulder; ΔI in inner left field
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.83 g

Reverse: Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, spear behind; race torch with fillets to outer left, monogram to inner left, ornament on throne.
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 17.09 g

Reverse: BASILEWS LUSIMACOU, Athena Nikephoros seated left, holding Nike in extended right hand, left arm resting on shield, lion’s head to left.
Die Orientation: 12 H
Weight: 16.58 g
Ex GM 42, lot 138; 10-10-88. A superbly toned and near mint state coin

Reverse: Athena Nikephoros seated left, left arm resting on shield, transverse spear in background; BAΣIΛEΩΣ to right, ΛYΣIMAXOY crowned by Nike to left, KA monogram above crescent left in inner left field.
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 16.97 g
Comes with HJB tag

Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ - ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ Athena seated left, holding Nike, crowning the king's name, in her right hand and leaning with her left arm on shield decorated with lion's head; in inner left field, eagle standing right
Die Orientation: -
Weight: 16.65 g

Reverse: ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ / ΛΥΣΙΜΑΧΟΥ. Athena seated left on throne, holding Nike and spear over shoulder. Control: Monogram to outer left and in exergue Γ
Die Orientation: 0 H
Weight: 17.07 g