3447 - Lampsacus (tetradrachm Priapus/Apollo) over uncertain type (Triton, VIII, Jan. 2005, 379)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3447

100 BC - 70 BC | ΛΑΜΨΑΚΗΝΩΝ ΠΡΟΜΗΘΙΩΝΟΣ ΤΟΥ ΛΑΜΠΩΝΟΣ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 63 - Lampsacus over uncertain mint.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Triton 8, 11 Jan. 2005, n° 379 = Triton, 2, 1 Dec. 1998, 413 = Kovacs, 13, 3 June 1998, 48 = Lanz, 74, 20 Nov. 1995, 197 = Sotheby’s (London), 28 Jan. 1976, 31
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	From the Garth R. Drewry Collection	Archaeological contextArchaeological context:	IGCH 1322?

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

Head of Priapos right, wearing ivy wreath.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΛΑΜΨΑΚΗΝΩΝ ΠΡΟΜΗΘΙΩΝΟΣ ΤΟΥ ΛΑΜΠΩΝΟΣ (Greek) Apollo Citharoedus standing right, holding plectrum in right hand, lyre in left arm. In field, monogram and cult statue of Demeter holding two torches.

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. 100 BC toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 70 BC

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: 16.6316.63 g <br />16,630 mg <br />	DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm	AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
		StandardStandard.: Attic

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=93136&AucID=99&Lot=379, Ellis-Evans 2020, p. 101, O2-R6(1)

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

Ellis-Evans 20201Ellis-Evans 2020, p. 101, O2-R6(1)

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..

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ^ᵖ:

tetradrachm

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ^ᵖ:

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and spread	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	uncertain
RemarksRemarks:	"overstruck but undertype not readily identifiable"; Ellis-Evans 2020: "Die breaks on obverse. Overstruck (dotted border of undertype visible on obverse)"