100 BC - 70 BC | ΛΑΜΨΑΚΗΝΩΝ ΠΡΟΜΗΘΙΩΝΟΣ ΤΟΥ ΛΑΜΠΩΝΟΣ
Overstriking coin
SO 63 - Lampsacus over uncertain mint.jpg
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Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:
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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
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| Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ᵖ:
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From the Garth R. Drewry Collection
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Archaeological contextArchaeological context:
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IGCH 1322?
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Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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Head of Priapos right, wearing ivy wreath.
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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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.
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object.:
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Lampsacus
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Ancient regionAncient region.
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Mysia
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Modern countryModern country: Turkey
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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:
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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
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC  periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Silver
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WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 16.6316.63 g <br />16,630 mg <br />
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DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius.: tetradrachm
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AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1212 mm <br />1.2 cm <br />
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StandardStandard.: Attic
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References
Description
| ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:
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ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:
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Mint and issuing power
| MintIdentifies the place of manufacture or issue of a numismatic object. ᵖ:
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Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ
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Modern countryModern country:
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AuthorityIdentifies the authority in whose name (explicitly or implicitly) a numismatic object was issued. ᵖ:
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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..
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Hellenistic 323-30 BC periodTime period of the numismatic object.
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Physical description
| DenominationTerm indicating the value of a numismatic object. Examples: tetradrachm, chalkous, denarius. ᵖ:
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tetradrachm
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References
| Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:
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rare and spread
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Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:
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uncertain
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| RemarksRemarks:
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"overstruck but undertype not readily identifiable"; Ellis-Evans 2020: "Die breaks on obverse. Overstruck (dotted border of undertype visible on obverse)"
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