3691 - Lampsacus (AE Priapus/cantharus) over uncertain type (Triskeles, Dec. 2017, 111)
From SILVER
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.
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Physical description
| MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.: Bronze
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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.
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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: | |||
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.
