3691 - Lampsacus (AE Priapus/cantharus) over uncertain type (Triskeles, Dec. 2017, 111)

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 3691

190 BC - 85 BCΛΑΜ | ΨΑ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 65 - Lampsacus over uncertain mint.jpg [1]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ^ᵖ:	Vcoins EA by Triskeles Auctions (15/12/2017), no. 111.
Private collection(s)Private collection(s) ^ᵖ:	From the Expatriate Collection

Overstriking coin

Description

ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.:

ΛΑΜ (Greek) Head of Priapos right, wearing ivy wreath.

ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.:

ΨΑ (Greek) Kantharos.

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. 190 BC toIdentifies the final date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.. 85 BC

Hellenistic ^{323-30 BC}

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze	WeightWeight of the numismatic object (in grams). in grams: 4.174.17 g <br />4,170 mg <br />		AxisDescribes the directional relationship between the obverse and reverse of a numismatic object.: 1111 mm <br />1.1 cm <br />
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 2020 mm <br />2 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1267361&AucID=2576&Lot=110

Coin series referenceReference to coin series study:

SNG Paris Mysia1SNG Paris Mysia, no. 1249-1252, SNG Copenhagen Mysia2SNG Copenhagen Mysia, no. 229

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

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: