3219 - Lampsacus (AE Priapus/cantharus) over uncertain type (Pecunem, 33, July 2015, 154)
From SILVER
190 BC - 85 BCΛΑΜ | ΨΑ
Location/history
Sale(s)Sale(s) ᵖ: | Pecunem 33 (05/07/2015), no. 154. | |
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: 3.813.81 g <br />3,810 mg <br /> | ||
DiameterDescribes diameter of an object (in mm).: 1919 mm <br />1.9 cm <br /> |
References
Coin referenceReference of the Coin: | https://pro.coinarchives.com/a/lotviewer.php?LotID=786967&AucID=1466&Lot=154 | Coin series referenceReference to coin series study: | SNG Paris Mysia1 , SNG Copenhagen Mysia2 |
Overstruck type
Description
ObverseInscription or printing placed on the obverse.: | ReverseInscription or printing placed on the reverse.: | Head right. |
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: | "overstruck" |
References
- ^ Levante, Edoardo (2001), Sylloge nummorum graecorum. France. 5, Département des monnaies, médailles et antiques : Mysie, Paris-Zürich, Bibliothèque nationale de France-Numismatica Ars Classica, XL + 131 pl.
- ^ Sylloge Nummorum Graecorum: Royal Collection of Coins and Medals. Danish National Museum. 19. Mysia, Copenhagen, Einar Munksgaard, 1945.