Lampsakos, Diobol (CN type 20547)
DocumentedSupported by at least one credible specialist source.
Record status
Individual type · research required
Period
ca. 464–415 v. Chr.
Issuing entity
MysiaDiobol in silver struck at Lampsakos in Mysia dated ca. 464–415 v. Chr., catalogued as Corpus Nummorum type 20547. Obverse: Female janiform heads wearing taenia and shared earring. Reverse: Head of Athena, right, wearing Corinthian helmet.
Physical characteristics
- Material
- silver
- Denomination
- Diobol
- Recorded diameter
- 9.2–13.1 mm (from 27 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 1.27 g (mean of 28 recorded specimens)
Technical characteristics
- Mint
- Lampsakos
- Region
- Mysia
- Authority type
- City
Design
- Obverse type
- Female janiform heads wearing taenia and shared earring.
- Reverse type
- Head of Athena, right, wearing Corinthian helmet.
- Reverse legend
- ΛΑΜΨΑ
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20547
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 20547
Documentation checklist
- Denomination
- Documented
- Issue or mint date
- Documented
- Material
- Documented
- Weight
- Documented
- Mint or printer
- Documented
- Mint or printer mark
- Research required
- Catalogue reference
- Documented
- Licensed photograph
- Documented
Catalogue references
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 54, nr. B1, pl. 6, pic. 1–21
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 15, nr. 34, pl. 2, pic. 5
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution