Lampsacus

Mints

SILVER IDUnique ID of the page ^ᵖ: 420

The mint at the ancient site of Lampsacus in Mysia.

Die Studies

Item	Image	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	WeightCarter 1983 * Median weight * 20000 (*10 if gold or electrum)
Lampsacus (Memnon of Rhodes), silver, drachms (356-354 BCE)		Silver	1,974 kg
Lampsacus (Alexander the Great), silver, tetradrachms (329-308 BCE)		Silver	12,441 kg
Lampsacus (Alexander the Great), silver, drachms (329-301 BCE)		Silver	55,051 kg
Lampsacus (Alexander the Great), gold, staters (Athena/Nike) (329-301 BCE)		Gold	189,006 kg
Lampsacus (Alexander the Great), gold, hemistaters (329-301 BCE)		Gold	1,390 kg
Lampsacus (Philip II), gold, staters (323-317 BCE)		Gold	57,815 kg
Lampsacus (Antiochus Hierax), silver, tetradrachms (240-229 BCE)		Silver	6,542 kg
Lampsacus, silver, tetradrachms (100-67 BCE)		Silver	1,912 kg

Overstriking coins

Item	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety
4235 - Lampsacus (tetrobol Athena/Pegasus) over Lampsacus (Janiform head/Athena) (VCoins, Aug. 2021)		Silver	400 BC JL
3118 - Lampsacus (tetrobol Athena/Pegasus) over Lampsacus (Janiform head/Athena) (Naumann, 66, June 2018, 162)		Silver	400 BC JL
4232 - Lampsacus (tetrobol Athena/Pegasus) over Lampsacus (Janiform head/Athena) (Roma Numismatics, 82, April 2021, 571)		Silver	400 BC JL
4224 - Lampsacus (tetrobol Athena/Pegasus) over Lampsacus (Janiform head/Athena) (Kölner Münzkabinett, 106, March 2017, 67)		Silver	350 BC JL
3691 - Lampsacus (AE Priapus/cantharus) over Lampsacus (Janiform head/forepart of Pegasus) (Triskeles, Dec. 2017, 111)		Bronze	190 BC JL
3219 - Lampsacus (AE Priapus/cantharus) over Lampsacus (Janiform head/forepart of Pegasus) (Pecunem, 33, July 2015, 154)		Bronze	190 BC JL
27249 - Lampsacus (bronze - Apollo/lyra) over uncertain type (Naumann, 141, 2 June 2024, 193)		Bronze	170 BC JL
27251 - Lampsacus (bronze - Apollo/lyra) over Lampsacus (Athena/forepart of Pegasus) (Leu, EA 27, 9 Sept. 2023, 1104)		Bronze	170 BC JL
27241 - Lampsacus (bronze - Apollo/lyra) over uncertain type (Naumann, 141, 2 June 2024, 191)		Bronze	170 BC JL
27254 - Lampsacus (bronze - Apollo/lyra) over Lampsacus (Athena/forepart of Pegasus) (Nomos, obolos 34, 10 Nov. 2024, 323)		Bronze	170 BC JL
27243 - Lampsacus (bronze - Apollo/lyra) over Lampsacus (Athena/forepart of Pegasus) (Naumann, 141, 2 June 2024, 194)		Bronze	170 BC JL
27257 - Lampsacus (bronze - Apollo/lyra) over uncertain type (Nomos, obolos 34, 10 Nov. 2024, 324)		Bronze	170 BC JL
27246 - Lampsacus (bronze - Apollo/lyra) over uncertain type (Naumann, 141, 2 June 2024, 195)		Bronze	170 BC JL
18923 - Lampsacus (drachm Apollo/Priapus) over uncertain type (CNG, EA 477, Sept. 2020, 130)		Silver	100 BC JL
3447 - Lampsacus (tetradrachm Priapus/Apollo) over uncertain type (Triton, VIII, Jan. 2005, 379)		Silver	100 BC JL
18925 - Lampsacus (tetradrachm Priapus/Apollo) over uncertain type (Leu, May 1973, 205)		Silver	100 BC JL

Overstruck coins

Item	Overstruck typeImage of the overstruck variety	MetalThe physical material (usually metal) from which an object is made.	DateIdentifies the initial date in a range assigned in a numismatic context.	Overstriking coinImage of the overstriking coin
3118 - Lampsacus (tetrobol Athena/Pegasus) over Lampsacus (Janiform head/Athena) (Naumann, 66, June 2018, 162)		Silver	400 BC JL
4232 - Lampsacus (tetrobol Athena/Pegasus) over Lampsacus (Janiform head/Athena) (Roma Numismatics, 82, April 2021, 571)		Silver	400 BC JL
4235 - Lampsacus (tetrobol Athena/Pegasus) over Lampsacus (Janiform head/Athena) (VCoins, Aug. 2021)		Silver	400 BC JL
4224 - Lampsacus (tetrobol Athena/Pegasus) over Lampsacus (Janiform head/Athena) (Kölner Münzkabinett, 106, March 2017, 67)		Silver	350 BC JL
3219 - Lampsacus (AE Priapus/cantharus) over Lampsacus (Janiform head/forepart of Pegasus) (Pecunem, 33, July 2015, 154)		Bronze	190 BC JL
3691 - Lampsacus (AE Priapus/cantharus) over Lampsacus (Janiform head/forepart of Pegasus) (Triskeles, Dec. 2017, 111)		Bronze	190 BC JL
27254 - Lampsacus (bronze - Apollo/lyra) over Lampsacus (Athena/forepart of Pegasus) (Nomos, obolos 34, 10 Nov. 2024, 323)		Bronze	170 BC JL
27243 - Lampsacus (bronze - Apollo/lyra) over Lampsacus (Athena/forepart of Pegasus) (Naumann, 141, 2 June 2024, 194)		Bronze	170 BC JL
27251 - Lampsacus (bronze - Apollo/lyra) over Lampsacus (Athena/forepart of Pegasus) (Leu, EA 27, 9 Sept. 2023, 1104)		Bronze	170 BC JL

Description

Nomisma IDNomisma ID	lampsacus
Definition:	The mint at the ancient site of Lampsacus in Mysia.
Pleiades IDUnique ID of the Pleiades place resource	501570
Ancient regionAncient region.	Mysia Nomisma: mysia
Modern countryModern country	Turkey
CoordinatesGeographical coorindates	40.346685° N, 26.699162° E
Links	http://dbpedia.org/resource/Lampsacus https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/501570 http://sws.geonames.org/8632581/ http://collection.britishmuseum.org/id/place/x46971 http://vocab.getty.edu/tgn/7002579

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Literature

• Ellis-Evans 2020
• Houghton 1978
• SNG Copenhagen Mysia
• SNG von Aulock Mysien
• Thompson 1991

Authors

• Fabrice Delrieux
• Aneurin Ellis-Evans
• Arthur Houghton
• Margaret Thompson