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

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SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 18923


100 BCE - 70 BCE | ΛAMΨA-KHNΩN

Images
Overstriking coin
Lampsacus_2518_drachm.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : 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 Nomisma.org periodTime period of the numismatic object.
Physical description
MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver Nomisma.org 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 Nomisma.org 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. : Ancient regionAncient region.  Modern countryModern country: AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. :
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 :
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: exceptional Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
RemarksRemarks: "Unpublished in the standard references"

References

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