18923 - Lampsacus (drachm Apollo/Priapus) over uncertain type (CNG, EA 477, Sept. 2020, 130)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 18923

100 BCE - 70 BCE | ΛAMΨA-KHNΩN

Images

Overstriking coin

Lampsacus_2518_drachm.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Classical Numismatic Group, EA 477, 23 Sept. 2020, 130

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Laureate head of Apollo Kitharoidos right

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΛAMΨA-KHNΩN (Greek) Priapos, holding filleted thyrsos over shoulder and kantharos, advancing right, monogram to inner right

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:

Lampsacus

Ancient regionAncient region.

Troas

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

AuthorityIdentifies the issuing power. The authority can be "pretended" when the name or the portrait of X is on the coin but he/she was not the issuing power. It can also be "uncertain" when there is no mention of X on the coin but he/she was the issuing power according to the historical sources:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. 100 BCE toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 70 BCE

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 3.733.73 g <br />3,730 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: drachma	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1919 mm <br />1.9 cm <br />		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Ellis-Evans 20201Ellis-Evans 2020, not recorded yet

Overstruck type

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

Mint and issuing power

MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ^ᵖ:

Ancient regionAncient region. ^ᵖ

Modern countryModern country:

AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ^ᵖ:

Chronology

FromIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context. toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context..

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	exceptional	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks:	"Unpublished in the standard references"

References

^ Ellis-Evans, Aneurin (2020), "The late Hellenistic tetradrachms of Parion and Lampsakos," American Journal of Numismatics, 32, p. 93-125.