Lampsakos, Diobol (CN type 20551)
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 20551. 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
- 11–12.7 mm (from 10 recorded specimens)
- Recorded mean weight
- 1.16 g (mean of 11 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.
- Obverse legend
- ΚΡΙ
- Reverse legend
- ΛΑΜΨΑ
Identification
- Period
- Classical Period
- Type corpus record
- https://www.corpus-nummorum.eu/types/20551
- Type corpus identifier
- CN type 20551
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. 2, pic. 17-18
- Corpus Nummorum bibliographyp. 16, nr. 42
Research required
- Photograph reuse terms to be confirmed with the holding institution