4235 - Lampsacus (tetrobol Athena/Pegasus) over Lampsacus (Janiform head/Athena) (VCoins, Aug. 2021)

From SILVER
SILVER IDUnique ID of the page : 4235


400 BC - 200 BC | ΛΑΜ

Images
Overstriking coin
SO 2258 - Lampsacus over Lampsacus (VCoins, Aug. 2021).jpg
Overstruck variety
SO 62 - Lampsacus over uncertain mint (Naumann, 3 June 2018, 162) overstruck variety.jpg [1]
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) : London Ancient Coins on VCoins website (info DMD: August 2021) = Naville Numismatics, EA 90, 23 June 2024, 132.

Overstriking coin

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Head of Athena right, wearing a crested Corinthian helmet ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΛΑΜ (Greek) Forepart of Pegasos right. Below, grain ear
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.: Lampsacus Ancient regionAncient region. Mysia 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. 400 BC toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 200 BC Classical 480-323 BC Nomisma.org, 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: 2.032.03 g <br />2,030 mg <br /> AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 66 mm <br />0.6 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1515 mm <br />1.5 cm <br />
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: SNG Paris Mysia1SNG Paris Mysia, no. 1211-3

Overstruck type

Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: Janiform female heads ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: ΛΑΜ (Greek) Helmeted head of Athena right, serpent on bowl
Mint and issuing power
MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. : Lampsacus Ancient regionAncient region.  Mysia Modern countryModern country: Turkey 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 : SNG Paris Mysia1SNG Paris Mysia, 1177-8, SNG von Aulock Mysien2SNG von Aulock Mysien, 1293
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:
Additional data
Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes: rare and spread Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification: strong
RemarksRemarks: "uncertain traces of undertype" (nb: wrongly attributed to Corinth)

References

  1. a b  Levante, Edoardo (2001), Sylloge nummorum graecorum. France. 5, Département des monnaies, médailles et antiques : Mysie, Paris-Zürich, Bibliothèque nationale de France-Numismatica Ars Classica, XL + 131 pl.
  2. ^  Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum. Sammlung v. Aulock. Mysien. 4 Heft. Nr. 1050-1438, Berlin, 1957