4232 - Lampsacus (tetrobol Athena/Pegasus) over Lampsacus (Janiform head/Athena) (Roma Numismatics, 82, April 2021, 571)
From SILVER
400 BC - 250 BC | ΛΑΜ
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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.
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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: 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: | |||
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) | ||
