4232 - Lampsacus (tetrobol Athena/Pegasus) over Lampsacus (Janiform head/Athena) (Roma Numismatics, 82, April 2021, 571)

Overstrike Database

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 4232

400 BC - 250 BC | ΛΑΜ

Images

Overstriking coin

SO 2257 - Lampsacus over Lampsacus (Roma Numismatics, 15 April 2021, 571).jpg [1]

Overstruck variety

SO 62 - Lampsacus over uncertain mint (Naumann, 3 June 2018, 162) overstruck variety.jpg [2]

Location/history

	Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ:	Roma Numismatics, E-Sale 82, 15 April 2021, 571. From the inventory of a UK dealer.

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.. 250 BC

Classical 480-323 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: 2.042.04 g <br />2,040 mg <br />		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).: 1616 mm <br />1.6 cm <br />

References

Coin referenceReference of the Coin:

https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=1812970&AucID=4187&Lot=571

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. ᵖ:

Lampsacus

Ancient regionAncient region. ᵖ

Mysia

Modern countryModern country: Turkey

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..

periodTime period of the numismatic object.

Physical description

References

Coin type referenceReference to coin series study ᵖ:	SNG Paris Mysia1SNG Paris Mysia, 1177-8, SNG von Aulock Mysien2SNG von Aulock Mysien, 1293
Coin series web reference overstruckCoin series web references overstruck:	https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=2042487&AucID=4847&Lot=373

Additional data

Frequency of overstrikesFrequency of overstrikes:	rare and spread	Level of confidenceLevel of confidence of the identification:	weak
RemarksRemarks:	Likely to be overstruck on Lampsacus Janiform heads/head of Athena r. (fdc)